This field manual provides guidance to commanders and staffs of military intelligence (MI) and other units responsible for technical intelligence (TECHINT) or having an association with TECHINT. It provides general guidance and identifies the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) used in the collection, exploitation, and dissemination of TECHINT in satisfying the warfighter's requirements. TECHINT is an integral part of the overall battlefield operating system (BOS) and supports Army operations through the analysis and exploitation of foreign equipment, weapons, and other war materiel. This field manual describes the TECHINT process at all echelons and identifies responsibilities. It further describes the MI TECHINT organizations, other services, and the strategic level intelligence agencies supporting the process.
DesignationFM34-54 (Technical Intelligence)
EditionFeb 1942
StatusSuperseded
Pages191
FunctionRecon Intel
CollectionHistoric