scientific and technical intelligence

{
  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-001441",
  "term": "scientific and technical intelligence",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "Foundational all-source intelligence that covers: a. foreign developments in basic and applied research and applied engineering techniques and b. scientific and technical characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of all foreign military systems, weapons, weapon systems, and materiel; the research and development related thereto; and the production methods employed for their manufacture.",
  "abbreviation": "S&TI",
  "see_also": [
    "intelligence",
    "technical intelligence"
  ],
  "references": [
    "JP 2-0"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/scientific-and-technical-intelligence/"
}