Norwegian Intelligence Service
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The Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS), or Etterretningstjenesten is Norway's only foreign intelligence service. The NIS Director General is directly subordinated the Chief of Defence Norway.
NIS collects, processes and analyses information relevant to Norwegian and NATO interests. Information on other states, organisations and individuals. The NIS keeps close track on events and global developments and provides relevant information to the Norwegian authorities within its area of responsibility.
Since Norway is one of the two Nato countrys with borders to Russia, they have developed a very strong tradition i intelligence gathering by interception of radio signals.
The NIS has many land based collection sites and has for many years made use of a vessel for monitoring of military activities, collection of intelligence information and military research in the Northern region, the "F/S Marjata".
