3. Integrated Intelligence System
Intelligence Cycle Direct resources to
collect information
Make information available to
users in timely manner
Collect combat & target
information from
resources
Prepare & validate
collected information for use
4. Integrated Intelligence System – Tactical Level
Typical Military Intelligence Cycle (at tactical level)
Operational Users Operations Center
Plan
Collect
Process / Produce
5. Integrated Intelligence System – Strategic Level
Intelligence Data Input
OSINT IMINT
SIGINT
HUMINT
Organic & External Resources
6. Mil-INTEL - Integrated Intelligence System
Mil-INTEL supports all phases of intelligence cycle
(Direction, Collection, Processing, Dissemination).
Major functions of Mil-INTEL are:
Management of intelligence resources
Planning intelligence collection
Task management and monitoring
Target management (incl Fusing)
Management of intelligence information
• Tactical Level Intelligence
• Strategic Level Intelligence
• Armed Forces Intelligence
• Counter Intelligence
• Intelligence against terrorism
Common Intelligence Picture and Situational Awareness
Management of environmental information (geo, meteo etc.)
Formatted Messages and Integrated Infrastructure
Integration with
• tactical data links
• tactical command & control systems
• imagery exploitation systems (UAV, satellite etc.)
Mil-INTEL CIMIC capabilities (Integration with civilian intelligence systems, homeland
Integrated
Intelligence System security systems, civilian defense systems, integrated border management
systems & airport systems) as required
7. Integrated Intelligence System – Summary
Mil-INTEL Solution;
• All Level Joint Intelligence System (from Tactical up to Strategic
Level)
• Provides seamless integration between the levels
• Supports all phases of Intelligence Cycle
• Comprehensive analysis capability
• Designed to enable network centricity
• Independent of organizational structure (easily adaptable to
organizational changes)
• Integrates and allows for collaboration and interoperability between
civilian and military systems, if required
• Supports and enables interoperability with future and legacy C2
systems
• Built on existing latest technology aspects (web based solution
aspects, HTML 5 supported GIS, sophisticated IT solutions)
Intelligence involves collection, processing and assessment of abundant information on very diverse areas. These areas range from very high and strategic levels to very low and technical levels, covering both military and civilian aspects.
Generic Intelligence Cycle consists of four consecutive cycles * The first cycle begins with directing resources for collecting the required information * In the second cycle, intelligence information is collected from resources * The third cycle processes and fuses the collected data and produces intelligence information * In the last cycle, intelligence information is distributed to users As users need further intelligence information, this cycle repeats itself.
Typical military intelligence cycle at tactical level is started by the operaitonal users through identifying intelligence information needs and requesting that intelligence information from an intelligence unit. An intelligence unit can be a cell in an operations center, or an intelligence center . Upon receiving this request, the intelligence unit plans how to collect the required information, by taking into account available resources. The collection resources can be directly under the command of intelligence unit or can be other resources that belong to external organizations. The collected information is processed and validated before being distributed to operational users. Operations are re-planned and executed in the light of received intelligence information. As the operations go on, the new intelligence information needs arise and intelligence cycle is repeated.
As I mentioned a couple of slides earlier, intelligence is not limited to military and covers a broader area. This slide show how the intelligence process starts and flows. The aim of intelligence is to provide the required information in line with the intention of high level political or military authorities. The inteligence information guides decision-makers to determine the best Courses Of Actions and therefore contributes to the success of an operation. This operation might be a military or humanitarian aid operation, or a political action. High level authorities convey their information needs to intelligence organizations. Tactical intelligence needs can also be forwarded by operational people in the field. These information needs are directed to intelligence staff, and then converted into intelligence requests. These requests are forwarded to and met by collection resources which may be our own entities or external resources. Collection resources may belong to different intelligence disciplines, such as OSINT, SIGINT, IMINT and HUMINT etc. Collecting information from different resources and disciplines helps increase the reliability of intelligence. The collected information are analyzed, processed and fused, as appropriate, before dissemination to users. Approval by the release authority is required before dissemination, so that only validated intelligence information is shared with users. Part of dissemination is “Common Intelligence Picture” where all processed intelligence information are brought together to provide an overall situational awareness.
As the bottom-line; Mil-INTEL solution provides a strategic level, joint intelligence system. Due to its Turkuaz architecture, Mil-INTEL enables network centricity which increases situational awareness through textual, graphical and other formats. Mil-INTEL is independent of organizational structure, therefore it can be easily implemented in any organization and be adapted to organizational changes. Mil-INTEL provides interoperability by integrating different systems, and on a wider scope by bringing civilian and military systems together. On technological side, it provides interoperability between legacy systems, that use comparably old technologies, and future systems that shall be based on evolving technologies. Mil-INTEL has been built on Turkuaz capability and developed through Spiral Life Cycle Development model.