The Joint ISTAR Command (JISTARC, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition & Reconnaissance Commando) is a joint
military intelligence command of the
Operational Support Command Land of the
Royal Netherlands Army.[1] The command is specialised in the gathering, analysis and distribution of military intelligence, and consists of eight operational
company-sized subunits.
104 JISTARC Reconnaissance Squadron (104 JISTARC Verkenningseskadron): The 104 JVE is a
reconnaissance squadron which consists of a squadron staff, a logistics platoon and 5 reconnaissance platoon equipped with
Fennek light armoured
reconnaissance vehicles. Personnel of the squadron is part of the
Regiment Huzaren van Boreel.
105 Field
HUMINT Squadron (105 Field Humint-eskadron): The 105 Field HUMINT Squadron consists of personnel of all four branches. The Field HUMINT Teams (FHTs) of the squadron gather intelligence through contacts in their
area of operations, draft reports and report their findings to higher echelons.
106 Intelligence Squadron (106 Inlichtingeneskadron): 106 Intelligence Squadron consists of a squadron staff, an Intelligence Platoon, Intelligence Support Platoon and a Geo Support Platoon. The Intel Platoon consist of military analysts, human terrain analysts and geospatial analysts. The Intel Support Platoon consists of
open-source intelligence (OSINT),
imagery intelligence (IMINT), engineers intelligence and
forensic intelligence (FORINT). The Geo Support Platoon gathers and analyses
geospatial intelligence.
108 Technical Exploitation Intelligence Company (108 Technical Exploitation Intelligence-compagnie): Established on 20 February 2020 as an intelligence unit which specialises in providing commanders with actionable forensic intelligence by exploiting all types of devices.
109
Open-source Intelligence Company (109 Open Sources Intelligence-compagnie): Established on 20 February 2020 as an intelligence unit which is dedicated to detecting and gathering intelligence from open-sources in areas of operations.
TPz Fuchs 1A1 EloKa of 102 EW Company
Fennek reconnaissance vehicle in use with 104 JISTAR Reconnaissance Squadron
Hand-launched RQ-20 Puma of 107 Aerial Systems Battery
Bushmaster Multirole Electronic Warfare of 102 EW Company