Direction du Renseignement Militaire
Direction du Renseignement Militaire ( DRM ; German Military Intelligence Service ) is the military intelligence service of France , which was founded on June 16, 1992. The DRM reports directly to the Ministry of Defense . The establishment of the DRM was a reaction to the end of the Cold War and was significantly promoted by intelligence errors in the context of the Second Gulf War.
The headquarters of the organization is located in Paris .
assignment
Its tasks are reconnaissance and defense with the aid of electronic reconnaissance (including satellite reconnaissance). He does not have his own action troops among his employees - the tasks are mainly limited to evaluation and analysis. The organization is therefore dependent on information gathering from other intelligence services such as the BRGE .
management
| Director of the DRM | Rank | nomination | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Heinrich | Major general | June 30, 1992 | |
| Bruno Élie | Major general | November 23, 1995 | |
| Yves de Kersauson de Pennendreff | Vice admiral | January 22, 1998 | |
| André Ranson | Major general | May 31, 2001 | |
| Michel Masson | Lieutenant General (général de corps aérien) | May 13, 2005 | |
| Benoît Puga | Lieutenant General (général de corps d'armée) | July 2, 2008 | |
| Didier Bolelli | Lieutenant General (général de corps d'armée) | March 19, 2010 | |
Employees / Finance
In February 2013, the DRM employed 1,620 people, 24% of whom were women. The budget for 2013 was 155 million euros.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Décret n ° 92-523. June 16, 1992, accessed April 15, 2013 (French).
- ^ Décret du 30 juin 1992. Retrieved April 11, 2013 (French).
- ^ Décret du 23 November 1995. Retrieved on April 11, 2013 (French).
- ^ Décret du 22 janvier 1998. Retrieved April 11, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Décret du 31 May 2001. Retrieved on April 11, 2013 (French).
- ^ Décret du 13 may 2005. Retrieved April 11, 2013 (French).
- ^ Décret du 2 juillet 2008. Accessed April 11, 2013 (French).
- ^ Décret du 19 mars 2010. Accessed April 11, 2013 (French).
- ↑ a b Compte rendu n ° 55. Committee on National Defense and the Armed Forces, February 19, 2013, accessed on April 13, 2013 (French).
