10 Facts About Defence Intelligence

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Defence Intelligence is an organisation within the United Kingdom intelligence community which focuses on gathering and analysing military intelligence.

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Defence Intelligence is headed up by the Chief of Defence, currently Adrian Bird who replaced General James Hockenhull after his appointment as Commander, Strategic Command.

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Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Defence Intelligence has regularly released intelligence information, including information on the course of the war.

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Defence Intelligence is supported by two deputies—one civilian and one military.

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The civilian Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence is responsible for Defence Intelligence analysis and production and the military Director of Cyber Intelligence and Information Integration is responsible for intelligence collection and capability.

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Defence Intelligence HUMINT Organisation is a Tri-Service organisation that provides specialist support to military operations.

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Provision of early warning: A fundamental responsibility of Defence Intelligence is to alert ministers, chiefs of staff, senior officials and defence planners to impending crises around the world.

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Provision of longer-term analysis of emerging threats: Defence Intelligence provides longer-term assessments of likely scenarios around the world where UK Armed Forces might need to operate and of the equipment that they might face.

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Direction: The Chief of Defence Intelligence receives direction from the Chief of Defence Staff and Permanent Under Secretary on MOD's Intelligence needs and draws national guidance from the Cabinet Office Joint Intelligence Committee .

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Analysis and production: Defence Intelligence assessments are written to meet the needs of customers and must be timely and relevant.

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