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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|'''Regular British Army Intelligence Corps exploitation and counter-intelligence battalion'''}}<br />
{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = 2 Military Intelligence (Exploitation) Battalion<br />
| type = Regular [[British Army]] [[Intelligence Corps]] battalion<br />
| services = Material and personnel exploitation; counter-intelligence<br />
| remarks = Listed under the [[Understand Group]]; the Army Intelligence Corps page still places it under the [[1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade]]<br />
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'''2 Military Intelligence Battalion''' (2 MI Battalion), also called '''2 Military Intelligence (Exploitation) Battalion''', is a regular unit of the [[Intelligence Corps]] of the [[British Army]]. The Army's [[Land Forces Troops]] page lists it under the [[Understand Group]].<ref name="ArmyLFT">British Army, [https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/formations-divisions-and-brigades/land-forces-troops/ Land Forces Troops] ''army.mod.uk'', accessed 5 November 2026.</ref> The Army's Intelligence Corps "Our Units" page still places it "under the operational command of the 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade" (see [[1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade]]).<ref name="ArmyIntUnits">British Army, [https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/corps-regiments-and-units/intelligence-corps/intelligence-corps-our-units/ Intelligence Corps – Our Units] ''army.mod.uk'', accessed 5 November 2026.</ref><br />
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According to the Army, the battalion is "the Army's lead unit for forensic technical exploitation, including biometrics, fingerprinting, and the examination of electronic media and weapons", and "the Army’s sole specialist CI collection asset".<ref name="ArmyIntUnits" /><br />
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== Reserve company ==<br />
The Army lists a Reserve company, [[25 Military Intelligence Company]], at the Blighmont Army Reserve Centre, Millbrook Road, Southampton SO15 0AJ.<ref name="ArmyIntUnits" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[British Military Intelligence]]<br />
* [[Understand Group]]<br />
* [[Intelligence Corps]]<br />
* [[3 Military Intelligence Battalion]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/corps-regiments-and-units/intelligence-corps/intelligence-corps-our-units/ Intelligence Corps – Our Units]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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