Spanish Armed Forces Intelligence Center
| Spanish Armed Forces Intelligence Center | |
|---|---|
| Centro de Inteligencia de las Fuerzas Armadas | |
 Coat of Arms of the CIFAS | |
| Active | 2004–present |
| Country |  Spain |
| Branch |  Defence Staff |
| Type | Military intelligence agency |
| Size | Classified |
| Garrison/HQ | Retamares Base, Madrid |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | DG Francisco Rosaleny Pardo de Santayana |
The Armed Forces Intelligence Center (
general.[1]
It is a unique and joint body of the
Air Force, functional dependence on the CIFAS. Founded in 2004, it replaces the former Intelligence Division of the Defense Staff
.
Functions
- Provide the Chiefs of Staff of the Armies with information for the development of their functions in peacetime missions.
- Provide the Chief of Defense Staff (JEMAD) with the necessary military intelligence for the direction of operations and the design of the strategy.
- Coordinate his task with the General Staff of Defense and its Headquarters.
- To be a complementary military intelligence body of the National Intelligence Center, with whom it is coordinated through the Joint Military Intelligence Plan.
- Collaborate with the intelligence structures of the international organizations of which Spain is a part and with those of the Allied countries.[2]
Directors
- Brigadier General Valentín Martínez Valero (2004-2008) (Army)
- Air Force)
- Vice Admiral Juan Antonio Cuadrillero Pinilla (2011-2013) (Navy)
- General of division Francisco José Gan Pampols(2013-2017) (Army)
- General of division Francisco Rosaleny Pardo de Santayana(2017-2019) (Army)
- General of division Antonio Romero Losada (2019-) (Army)[3]
References
- ^ Royal Decree 1551/2004. June 24, which develops the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Defense.
- ^ Royal Decree 872/2014, October 10, which establishes the basic organization of the Armed Forces
- ^ Quico Sallés (11 October 2019). ElMón.cat (ed.). "Sánchez posa un legionari a dirigir la intel·ligència militar". Retrieved 28 October 2019.