FISINT
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FISINT stands for Foreign Instrumentation Signals INTelligence. (JCS Pub 1-02)[1] defines it as "Technical information and intelligence derived from the intercept of foreign electromagnetic emissions associated with the testing and operational deployment of non-US aerospace, surface, and subsurface systems." Since it deals with signals that are not exchanged by humans, it is a subset of ELINT, which, in turn, is a subset of SIGINT.
Typical examples of such communication include:
- Telemetry data (TELINT). Missiles, satellites, and other remotely-monitored devices often transmit streams of data concerning their location, speed, engine status and other metrics.
- Video data links. These may be present in UAVs or from satellites used for reconnaissance.
[edit] References
- ^ US Department of Defense (12 July 2007). Joint Publication 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
[edit] See also
- ELINT: Electronic intelligence
- HUMINT: Human intelligence
- COMINT: Communications intelligence
- SIGINT: Signals intelligence
- IMINT: Imagery intelligence
- Missile guidance
- Intelligence collection management
