Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service

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Military Intelligence and Security Service (Swedish: Militära underrättelse- och säkerhetstjänsten), MUST, is a division of the Swedish Armed Forces Central Command responsible for Sweden's military intelligence and is responsible for acquiring and presenting information that is of military importance regarding foreign powers. It's also responsible for the security for vital divisions and agencies of the Swedish Armed Forces.

MUST consists of two major departments: UND responsible for intelligence and SÄK responsible for safety and protection.

UND's task is to acquire relevant information which can be used as basis when the Central Command and Ministry of Defence makes decisions, and aids deployed Swedish military units. SÄK's task is to work with signal protection, investigating persons and information protection.

MUST also co-operates a great deal with other defence intelligence, especially Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA) but also the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). The most secret part of MUST is KSI, Kontoret för Särskild Inhämtning ("Office for Special Assignments").

Current Director of MUST is Major General Stefan Kristiansson. Most employees at MUST are officers, though civil employees are also common, in contrast to other military agencies.