The stage of intelligence work in which specialists and agencies gather and exploit data and information.
Description after the British doctrine JDP 2-00. In ODNI's model of the intelligence cycle, collection follows direction.1,2
Sources
- UK Ministry of Defence, JDP 2-00 Intelligence, Counter-intelligence and Security Support to Joint Operations, Edition 4, August 2023
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence (USA), What is Intelligence?
Checked: 3 November 2026