Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com FM 34-54 Chapter 2 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE INTRODUCTION TECHINT is the end product of a complex process. It is the result of collecting, analyzing, and processing information on foreign technological developments. It is also the result of studying the performance of foreign materiel and its operational capabilities. TECHINT has two goals: To ensure the US armed forces maintain technological advantage against any adversary. To provide tailored, timely, and accurate TECHINT support to the warfighter throughout the entire range of military operations.
This support includes providing US forces information and training on foreign weapons systems to an extent that allows use of the CEE. The TECHINT system accomplishes both missions. THE S&TI COMMUNITY The S&TI community satisfies the nation's overall TECHINT objectives during peacetime, and the strategic TECHINT requirements in wartime. The S&TI community starts at the DOD level. Figure 2-1 shows this organizational structure. S&TI is designed to track and analyze foreign technological developments. It is used to analyze the performance and operational capabilities of foreign materiel that may have military application.
Although the primary function of the S&TI community is to satisfy strategic TECHINT objectives, it also makes significant contributions toward fulfilling operational and tactical TECHINT requirements. Strategic communications between battlefield TECHINT units and S&TI centers allow the use of their comprehensive databases and expertise to rapidly satisfy the TECHINT requirements of the warfighter. 2-1