Strategic Reconnaissance Command

Strategic Reconnaissance Command
Strategic Reconnaissance Command
Kommando Strategische Aufklärung
	Intern emblem of KdoStratAufkl
Active	16 January 2002
Country	Germany
Branch	Bundeswehr
Type	Streitkräftebasis
Garrison/HQ	Grafschaft (Schmallenberg), NRW, Germany
Engagements	NATO intervention in Bosnia; Kosovo War; Operation Enduring Freedom; War in Afghanistan; TF K-Bar; Operation Anaconda; Northern Afghanistan;
Commanders
Current; commander	Major general Werner Sczesny

The Strategic Reconnaissance Command (German: Kommando Strategische Aufklärung or KdoStratAufkl; KSA) is the central headquarter for military intelligence of German Bundeswehr, based in Gelsdorf.

The KSA was founded in January 2002 as a central command of all military intelligence abilities of Bundeswehr. Before that military intelligence where separated in the military branches (Air Force, Army, Navy). The capabilities include "satellite-based imaging reconnaissance" (SARLupe), "telecommunications and electronic reconnaissance", electronic warfare, area of "object analysis" and operative communication.

The command works closely with the Federal Intelligence Service (BND). For military counterintelligence the Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) is responsible. The KSA is also responsible for the joint development of military intelligence and training.

Since July 2017 the KSA is under the command of the new formed Cyber and Information Domain Service (Kommando Cyber- und Informationsraum).

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