Sovereign Defense Intelligence

Education & Training

Illustrative instructor-led intelligence class

Practical intelligence courses for analysts, leaders, and instructors. Take a standalone course or combine courses into a broader development program.

Intelligence Foundations & Tradecraft

  • Critical Thinking for Intelligence
  • Intelligence Analysis Fundamentals
  • Structured Analytic Techniques

Intelligence Disciplines

Familiarization courses covering each discipline’s capabilities, limitations, and contribution to intelligence analysis.

  • Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
  • Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
  • Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
  • Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
  • Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT)
  • All-Source Intelligence

Operational Intelligence

  • Intelligence Support to Targeting
  • Information Collection
  • Intelligence Support to the Orders Process
  • Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE)

Intelligence Communication & Management

  • Intelligence Writing and Reporting
  • Intelligence Briefing
  • Intelligence Team Management

Train-the-Trainer (T3)

Prepare intelligence instructors to teach, assess learning, and deliver practical instruction.

  • Military Intelligence Instruction Methods and Techniques
  • Trainer Handbooks and Standard Operating Procedures
  • Practical Teaching Evaluations

Course & Program Formats

Standalone classes, refresher training, and extended programs. Intelligence officer and leader programs can combine courses from across the menu.