Intelligence

Defence Intelligence

Security domain
Intelligence
What it is
defence intelligence organisation · agency (level 3)
Founded
1964
Public mandate
Provides strategic defence intelligence to the Ministry of Defence and the armed forces and supports the wider intelligence community.
Acknowledged by
gov.uk (official site)
Active headcount
5,000 (2025) official, medium confidence
Headcount source
GOV.UK: Defence Intelligence
Website
www.gov.uk/government/groups/defence-intelligence
Identifiers
factbase.org/org/YT14AD4E45 · Q352160