Technical Intelligence
Intelligence concerning foreign technological developments, weapons and equipment capabilities.
Defense analysts assess adversary hardware and emerging technology.
US TECHINT teams recovered a downed Iranian RQ-170 drone in 2011 and reverse-engineered its stealth coatings and sensor payload.
A live TECHINT tool is on the roadmap. In the meantime, explore the definition and application above.
RoadmapIntelligence gathered through interpersonal contact with human sources: interviews, debriefings, informants and elicitation.
Intelligence derived from the interception of electronic signals and communications between people, machines or systems.
A subset of SIGINT obtained by intercepting communications between people: voice, text and data exchanges.
Intelligence collected from non-communications electronic emissions such as radar, beacons and weapons systems.
Unverified information circulating informally — rumors, gossip and unofficial chatter.
Intelligence from intercepted electromagnetic emissions of foreign weapons systems — telemetry, beacons and video links.