Adrian Bird (civil servant)

Adrian Philip Bird CB is a senior civil servant who serves as Chief of Defence Intelligence at the UK Ministry of Defence.

Biography

Bird joined GCHQ and served in a variety of roles there, latterly as a director-general, before being appointed Chief of Defence Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence in September 2022.[1][2]

In December 2025, Bird disclosed that there had been a 50% increase in threats identified over the previous year.[3][4]

Bird was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2022 New Year Honours.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Adrian Bird appointed new Chief of Defence Intelligence". Gov.uk. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  2. ^ "UK Defence Intelligence at 60". RUSI. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Inside top-secret military base where intelligence experts are fighting a spike in hostile activity". BFPS. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  4. ^ "UK defense minister warns 'shadow of war knocking on Europe's door". Politico. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  5. ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N3.
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