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 As of 2025 a new unified [[Military Intelligence Services]] reporting to the [[Chief of Defence Intelligence]]. For the first time, this structure unifies all intelligence units and organizations from the [[Royal Navy]], [[British Army]], [[Royal Air Force]], [[UK Space Command]], and the [[Permanent Joint Headquarters]] under a single command.
-===Subordinate Units and Specialized Centers===
+*'''[[National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence]]''' (NCGI): Formerly [[Defence Geospatial Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (DGIFC); national lead for GEOINT and OSINT.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/defence-intelligence</ref>
-Subordinate units are organized by discipline (Geospatial, Signals, HUMINT) and operational support.
+*'''[[Defence Geographic Centre]]''' (DGC): Mapping and geographic data.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/defence-intelligence-services (archived)</ref>
-*[[National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence]] (NCGI): Formerly known as the [[Defence Geospatial Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (DGIFC); provides imagery and geospatial analysis.
+*'''[[Joint Services Signals Organisation]]''' (JSSO): SIGINT.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/defence-intelligence-services (archived)</ref>
-*[[Defence Geographic Centre]] (DGC): Responsible for mapping and geographic data.
+*'''[[Defence HUMINT Unit]]''' (DHU): Formerly [[Defence HUMINT Organisation]] (DHO); HUMINT collection.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/defence-intelligence-services (archived)</ref>
-*[[Joint Services Signals Organisation]] (JSSO): Conducts signals intelligence (SIGINT).
+*'''[[Defence Intelligence Academy]]''': Launched October 2025 at [[MOD Chicksands]] (former [[Defence Intelligence and Security Centre]]/DISC); training in cyber, space, geospatial analysis. Supports all MIS units.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-launches-new-military-intelligence-services-as-hostile-threats-surge</ref><ref>https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/corps-regiments-and-units/intelligence-corps/</ref>
-*[[Defence HUMINT Unit]] (DHU): Formerly the Defence HUMINT Organisation (DHO); manages human intelligence collection.
+*'''[[Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit]]''' (DCIU): Launched late 2025; unifies counter-intelligence.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6xx0w8jx5o</ref>
-*[[Defence Intelligence Academy]]: A newly established training center offering courses in cyber, space, and geospatial analysis.
-*[[Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit]] (DCIU): Launched in late 2025 to unify and strengthen efforts against hostile intelligence activities.
+*'''[[Intelligence Corps]]''' (British Army): Core Army component now unified under [[Military Intelligence Services]] (MIS); HQ at [[MOD Chicksands]]. Provides battalions for all formations (see below).
-===Fusion centres===
+*'''[[1 Military Intelligence Battalion]]'''
-In January 2026, under the unified structure of the [[Military Intelligence Services]] (MIS), intelligence fusion is primarily centralized at [[RAF Wyton]] in Cambridgeshire, which serves as the UK's primary "Geospatial and Intelligence hub".  The fusion center units within the MIS and its broader operational framework include:
+*'''[[2 Military Intelligence (Exploitation) Battalion]]'''
-*[[National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence]] (NCGI): Formerly the [[Defence Geospatial Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (DGIFC), it is the national lead for Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).
+*'''[[3 Military Intelligence Battalion]]''' (Reserve)
-*[[Joint Intelligence Operations Centre]] (JIOC): Also based at RAF Wyton, it coordinates Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) activities across all defence domains.
+*'''[[4 Military Intelligence Battalion]]'''
-*[[Land Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (LIFC): Integrated into the MIS structure to provide specialist "reach-back" intelligence capabilities specifically for the British Army and land-based operations.
+*'''[[5 Military Intelligence Battalion|5]]''', '''[[6 Military Intelligence Battalion|6]]''', '''[[7 Military Intelligence Battalion]]''' (Reserve)
-===Intelligence Corps Units (British Army Support)===
+DISC is now the site of the Defence Intelligence Academy at [[MOD Chicksands]].
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 {{Infobox military unit
 | name = Defence Intelligence
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+| logo = [[File:S960 DI Colour 95 .jpg|250px]]
 | dates = 2009 – present (predecessor [[Defence Intelligence Staff]] until 2009)
 | country = United Kingdom

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 '''[[Defence Intelligence]]''' is the intelligence arm of the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]. Until 2009, it was known as the [[Defence Intelligence Staff]].

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-[[Defence Intelligence]] is the intelligence arm of the [[Ministry of Defence]].<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/SecurityandIntelligence/DIS/DefenceIntelligence.htm Defence Intelligence], Ministry of Defence, accessed 21 April 2011.</ref> Until 2009, it was known as the [[Defence Intelligence Staff]].<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/SecurityandIntelligence/DIS/DefenceIntelligenceHistory.htm Defence Intelligence - History], Ministry of Defence, accessed 21 April 2011.</ref>
+{{Infobox military unit
-:Part of [[Cyber & Specialist Operations Command]], [[Defence Intelligence]] (DI) empowers decision makers in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and UK government by providing intelligence products and assessments. Led by the Chief of Defence Intelligence, [[Adrian Bird]], DI work in close partnership with other UK intelligence agencies GCHQ, MI5 and MI6, to provide intelligence products for policy makers in the [[Ministry of Defence]] and UK Government. Defence Intelligence has around 5,000 staff, of which two thirds are armed forces personnel and one third are civilians. Our people are based mainly at locations in London, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Defence Intelligence also has national responsibilities to wider departments across His Majesty’s Government, on top of its key defence outputs, [[The National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence]] (NCGI) is one of these such areas.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/defence-intelligence</ref>
+[[Defence Intelligence]] has around 5,000 staff, of which two thirds are armed forces personnel and one third are civilians. Personnel are based mainly at locations in London, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. [[Defence Intelligence]] also has national responsibilities to wider departments across His Majesty’s Government. [[The National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence]] (NCGI) is one of these areas.
-Defence Intelligence is headed by the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), a serving three star military officer.<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/SecurityandIntelligence/DIS/Organisation.htm Organisation: Defence Intelligence organisation], Ministry of Defence, accessed 21 April 2011.</ref>
+==Structure and organisation - circa 2026==
-==Structure and organisation - circa 2026==
+[[Defence Intelligence]] operates under the [[Cyber and Specialist Operations Command]].
-Defence Intelligence operates under the [[Cyber and Specialist Operations Command]]
+As of 2025 a new unified [[Military Intelligence Services]] reporting to the [[Chief of Defence Intelligence]]. For the first time, this structure unifies all intelligence units and organizations from the [[Royal Navy]], [[British Army]], [[Royal Air Force]], [[UK Space Command]], and the [[Permanent Joint Headquarters]] under a single command.
 ===Subordinate Units and Specialized Centers===

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 *[[Land Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (LIFC): Integrated into the MIS structure to provide specialist "reach-back" intelligence capabilities specifically for the British Army and land-based operations.
 *[[Maritime Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (MIFC): Formerly the [[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]] (MIXG), this unit fuses maritime data to provide operational advantage to the Royal Navy and Fleet Commander.
-*[[NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (NIFC): While a NATO entity, the UK provides significant support and personnel to this center to enable deterrence and defence within the Euro-Atlantic area.
+*[[NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (NIFC): While a NATO entity, the UK provides significant support and personnel to this center to enable deterrence and defence within the Euro-Atlantic area. it is based at [[RAF Molesworth]].
 *[[Joint Fusion Cell]] (JFC): A collaborative multi-agency unit that brings together [[MIS]] staff with other government agencies (such as the [[National Crime Agency]]) to tackle specific threats like organized immigration crime.
 *These centers are supported by the [[Defence Intelligence Academy]], which provides the specialized training necessary for personnel operating within these high-tech fusion environments.

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 ==Resources==
 *https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-intelligence-communicating-probability
 ==Notes==