On 19 March 2020, Takashi Inoue, then FIC commander, was reported to have debriefed a former vice admiral on Japanese national security circumstances.
[3] He was subsequently indicted for violating the State Secrecy Law in December 2022.
[4][5] On 1 October 2020, the Information Business Group was abolished and the Fleet Intelligence Command was established in its place.
[6][7] The FIC's capacity has been increased from about 200 to about 230, the efficiency of operations has been improved by integrating the units, the ability to collect and analyze electromagnetic wave information, etc.
[8][9] On 25 and 26 August 2022, FIC conducted a tabletop exercise with the U.S. Navy Task Force 70 (TF70) / Carrier Strike Group 5 at the Maritime Operations Center in Funakoshi.