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Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) (formerly: Defence Signals Directorate (DSD)) is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information security (INFOSEC). ASD was established in 1947. ==Overview== According to its website,〔http://dsd.gov.au/aboutdsd/index.htm About DSD: DSD Defence Signals Directorate, ''dsd.gov.au'', 2011.〕 ASD has two principal functions: * to collect and disseminate foreign signals intelligence; * to provide information security products and services to the Australian Government and its Defence Force. Based in Canberra, at the Defence Headquarters at Russell Offices〔http://dsd.gov.au/aboutdsd/history.htm History: DSD Defence Signals Directorate, ''dsd.gov.au'', 2011〕 it operates monitoring facilities at Kojarena, Western Australia and at Shoal Bay, Northern Territory, which are believed to be part of the ECHELON system. It may also play a role in Pine Gap. Under the 1948 UKUSA agreement, ASD's intelligence is shared with its foreign partner agencies: * National Security Agency (NSA)United States * Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)United Kingdom * Communications Security Establishment (CSE)Canada * Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB)New Zealand Electronic warfare operators in the Royal Australian Corps of Signals work closely with the Australian Signals Directorate. 7 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) at Borneo Barracks, Cabarlah, Queensland is associated with ASD. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australian Signals Directorate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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