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{{short description|Royal Navy maritime intelligence exploitation organisation (2016–present)}}
{{Infobox military unit
| name = Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group
| dates = October 2016 – present
| country = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| branch = [[Royal Navy]]
| type = Intelligence
| role = Maritime intelligence exploitation and operational advantage for the Fleet
| command_structure = [[Navy Command (Royal Navy)|Navy Command]] / Information Warfare Programme
| garrison = [[HMS Collingwood]], Hampshire (with elements at RAF Wyton)
| battles =
| decorations =
| commander1 =
| commander1_label =
| identification_symbol =
}}

The '''[[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]]''' ('''MIXG''') is a [[Royal Navy]] intelligence organisation established in October 2016 as an umbrella unit for Royal Navy intelligence elements.<ref name="NavyNews2016">Royal Navy, Navy News, October 2016, p.34.</ref><ref name="UKDJ2025">UK Defence Journal, [https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-launches-new-military-intelligence-services/ Britain launches new Military Intelligence Services] ''UK Defence Journal'', 12 December 2025.</ref>

It succeeded the [[Fleet Intelligence Centre]] (FIC) and incorporated elements of the [[Maritime Intelligence Support Group]] (MISG).<ref name="NavyNews2016" />

The [[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]] provides fused maritime intelligence to support the Fleet Commander and sits within Navy Command, distinct from central [[Defence Intelligence]].<ref name="UKDJ2025" />

==History==
The [[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]] was formed in October 2016 under the Royal Navy’s Information Warfare Programme. Navy News reported: “Goodbye, FIC Hello, MIXG As part of the Royal Navy's ongoing Information Warfare Programme, the Fleet Intelligence Centre has grown and been...” restructured into MIXG, now including all elements of the former [[Maritime Intelligence Support Group]].<ref name="NavyNews2016" />

By 2025 the [[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]] continued as an umbrella organisation for Royal Navy intelligence elements, including the [[Maritime Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (MIFC).<ref name="UKDJ2025" />

==Role and structure==
The [[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]] acts as an umbrella org for RN intelligence elements and reports to the Operational Advantage Centre under Commander Operations, delivering intelligence directly to the Fleet Commander at Northwood.<ref name="UKDJ2025" />

It includes the [[Maritime Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (MIFC) at [[RAF Wyton]] as its fusion element.<ref name="UKDJ2025" />

==Subunits==
* [[Maritime Intelligence Fusion Centre]] (MIFC) – maritime data fusion

==Bases==
* [[HMS Collingwood]], Hampshire
* Elements at [[RAF Wyton]], Cambridgeshire

==Timeline of title and structural changes==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Timeline of the [[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]]
! Date !! Event !! Details
|-
| October 2016 || Formation || Established when the [[Fleet Intelligence Centre]] “has grown and been” restructured into MIXG, incorporating the [[Maritime Intelligence Support Group]].<ref name="NavyNews2016" />
|-
| 2025 || Current status || Remains active as RN intelligence umbrella organisation including MIFC.<ref name="UKDJ2025" />
|}

==Relation to Defence Intelligence==
The [[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]] operates under Navy Command and is separate from the tri-service [[Defence Intelligence]] structure, although it contributes to wider defence intelligence needs.<ref name="UKDJ2025" />
==See also==

[[Fleet Intelligence Centre]]
[[Maritime Intelligence Fusion Centre]]
[[Maritime Intelligence Support Group]]
[[Navy Command (Royal Navy)]]
[[HMS Collingwood]]

==External links==
[https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-launches-new-military-intelligence-services/ Britain launches new Military Intelligence Services] (UK Defence Journal, 2025)
==Notes==
<references/>
[[Category:Royal Navy]]
[[Category:Military intelligence]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 2016]]
[[Category:Intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom]]

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	The '''[[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]]''' ('''MIXG''') is a [[Royal Navy]] intelligence organisation established in October 2016 as an umbrella unit for Royal Navy intelligence elements.<ref name="NavyNews2016">Royal Navy, '[https://sccd.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/rnweb/navynews/archivepdfs/2010s/2016/navy-news-october-2016-issue-747.pdf?rev=e8029850aa2f45ae991d8e2b01cd9c96 Goodbye FIC, Hello MIXG]', Navy News, October 2016, p.34.</ref><ref name="UKDJ2025">UK Defence Journal, [https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-launches-new-military-intelligence-services/ Britain launches new Military Intelligence Services] ''UK Defence Journal'', 12 December 2025.</ref>		The '''[[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]]''' ('''MIXG''') is a [[Royal Navy]] intelligence organisation established in October 2016 as an umbrella unit for Royal Navy intelligence elements.<ref name="NavyNews2016">Royal Navy, '[https://sccd.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/rnweb/navynews/archivepdfs/2010s/2016/navy-news-october-2016-issue-747.pdf?rev=e8029850aa2f45ae991d8e2b01cd9c96 Goodbye FIC, Hello MIXG]', Navy News, October 2016, p.34.</ref><ref name="UKDJ2025">UK Defence Journal, [https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-launches-new-military-intelligence-services/ Britain launches new Military Intelligence Services] ''UK Defence Journal'', 12 December 2025.</ref>
		+	[[File:Screenshot 2026-05-14 at 13.36.54.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|[[Field Intelligence Centre]] to [[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]] - Royal Navy, 'Goodbye FIC, Hello MIXG', Navy News, October 2016, p.34]]

	It succeeded the [[Fleet Intelligence Centre]] (FIC) and incorporated elements of the [[Maritime Intelligence Support Group]] (MISG).<ref name="NavyNews2016" />		It succeeded the [[Fleet Intelligence Centre]] (FIC) and incorporated elements of the [[Maritime Intelligence Support Group]] (MISG).<ref name="NavyNews2016" />

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 | name          = Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group
 | dates         = October 2016 – present
-| country       = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
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 | branch        = [[Royal Navy]]
 | type          = Intelligence
 | role          = Maritime intelligence exploitation and operational advantage for the Fleet
-| command_structure = [[Navy Command (Royal Navy)|Navy Command]] / Information Warfare Programme
+| command_structure = [[Navy Command (Royal Navy)|Navy Command]] / [[Information Warfare Programme]]
-| garrison      = [[HMS Collingwood]], Hampshire (with elements at RAF Wyton)
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 ==Timeline of title and structural changes==

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-The '''[[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]]''' ('''MIXG''') is a [[Royal Navy]] intelligence organisation established in October 2016 as an umbrella unit for Royal Navy intelligence elements.<ref name="NavyNews2016">Royal Navy, Navy News, October 2016, p.34.</ref><ref name="UKDJ2025">UK Defence Journal, [https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-launches-new-military-intelligence-services/ Britain launches new Military Intelligence Services] ''UK Defence Journal'', 12 December 2025.</ref>
+The '''[[Maritime Intelligence Exploitation Group]]''' ('''MIXG''') is a [[Royal Navy]] intelligence organisation established in October 2016 as an umbrella unit for Royal Navy intelligence elements.<ref name="NavyNews2016">Royal Navy, '[https://sccd.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/rnweb/navynews/archivepdfs/2010s/2016/navy-news-october-2016-issue-747.pdf?rev=e8029850aa2f45ae991d8e2b01cd9c96 Goodbye FIC, Hello MIXG]', Navy News, October 2016, p.34.</ref><ref name="UKDJ2025">UK Defence Journal, [https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-launches-new-military-intelligence-services/ Britain launches new Military Intelligence Services] ''UK Defence Journal'', 12 December 2025.</ref>
 It succeeded the [[Fleet Intelligence Centre]] (FIC) and incorporated elements of the [[Maritime Intelligence Support Group]] (MISG).<ref name="NavyNews2016" />