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NSG appoints Ahmed AlFraih Group CFO

NSG appointed Ahmed AlFraih as Group Chief Financial Officer. AlFraih previously held CFO roles at several Saudi entities including NUPCO and MODON.

NSG signs MoU with HispaSat

NSG and HispaSat signed an MoU at World Satellite Business Week covering collaboration in satellite communications, geospatial intelligence and related services.

NSG–Aramco MoU on space services for field ops

NSG and Saudi Aramco signed an MoU to apply satellite communications and geospatial services to oil-and-gas field operations.

Haithem Alfaraj appointed NSG Group CEO

Former stc Group CTO Haithem Alfaraj became Group CEO, succeeding founding CEO Martijn Blanken as the company moves from build-out to scaled commercialisation including SGS-1 capacity.

NeoMaps sovereign geospatial platform launched

NSG Geospatial Services launched NeoMaps, a sovereign Saudi platform delivering near-real-time geospatial intelligence and mapping for government and commercial users.

NSG to acquire Display Interactive for IFC

NSG agreed to acquire French IFEC specialist Display Interactive to integrate its Skywaves traffic-management and SkyFly passenger-portal technology into a unified multi-orbit IFC offering.

Saudi first EO marketplace launched via UP42

Following the UP42 acquisition, NSG opened Saudi Arabia’s first national EO marketplace, giving local users access to multi-source imagery and analytics.

NSG completes UP42 acquisition from Airbus

NSG closed the previously announced purchase of Berlin-based EO marketplace UP42 from Airbus, folding the platform into its geospatial division.

NSG marks first anniversary and early wins

One year after PIF launch, NSG reported Taqnia ETS integration, UP42 deal progress, Esri collaboration, and IFC contracts with Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and Uzbekistan Airways.

NSG announces UP42 acquisition from Airbus

NSG signed a definitive agreement to buy Airbus’s UP42 EO marketplace, subject to regulatory clearances; deal later closed in July 2025.