Onyx (interception system)
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Onyx is a Swiss intelligence gathering system maintained by the Federal Intelligence Service - Nachrichtendienst des Bundes. The costs of the system are not public, but the amount of 100 million Swiss
Onyx interception station in Leuk
Detail of Leuk interception station
ECHELON
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ECHELON, originally a secret government code name, is a surveillance program operated by the five signatory states to the UKUSA Security Agreement: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the Unite
Onyx (interception system)
…Switzerland and someone in another country is allowed. The Swiss Federal Council has indicated that Onyx is not linked to other foreign systems such as ECHELON; according to the Council, the confusion and rumours about this issue are due to the sale by Swisscom to Verestar (now SES Americom) of the ground…
A radome at RAF Menwith Hill, a site with satellite uplink capabilities believed to be used by ECHELON
RAF Menwith Hill, North Yorkshire, England
Equipment at the Yakima Research Station (YRS) in the early days of the ECHELON program
Teletype operators at the Yakima Research Station (YRS) in the early days of the ECHELON program