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COMINT Consulting is an American communications intelligence (COMINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) company, established in 2008. It produces software suites used to perform signals collection, analysis, decoding, classification and signature measurements for transmissions in the radio frequency spectrum for the NATO and Allied intelligence community. The company is based in Denver, Colorado.

History
COMINT Consulting was established in 2008 by SIGINT professionals who noted an increase in covert and clandestine activity in the radio-frequency spectrum. The company developed signals classifications and decoding technologies for use by the allied intelligence community.

In 2016, James Kilgallen, then President of COMINT Consulting, commented that: "Over recent decades we (the intelligence community) have lost track of RF [ radio frequency] developments several times while focusing on the sexy technology of the moment. Unfortunately, narcotraffickers and terrorists don't follow our procurement trends and are continually a step ahead in deploying their communications technology." According to Kilgallen, radio transmitters and receivers became popular with criminal elements as lightweight, portable, inexpensive communication devices that can be used by individuals with minimal training or experience also came into wide use.