Terrain rises from a paper map beneath blue friendly-force rectangles and red threat-force diamonds.

Build the
battlespace

A free three-part workshop on using military intelligence techniques to understand the battlefield.

12, 14 & 16 October 2026 Every part recorded

Delivered by ALCON Intelligence Ltd

The workshop

Understand
the ground.
Build the brief.

Follow the first steps of a battlefield assessment, from defining the problem to presenting the brief.

12OCTOBER

Part 1 · Monday

Frame the problem

Define the area of operations and the area of interest. Decide what the assessment needs to cover.

14OCTOBER

Part 2 · Wednesday

Understand the ground

Assess how the ground affects the options available to friendly and threat forces.

16OCTOBER

Part 3 · Friday

Build the Brief

Bring the work together in a brief. Explain what you assess, why you assess it and what remains unknown.

An illustrative terrain map with green crosshatching above woodland and a blue line following the river. — Understand how terrain influences operations.

All three recordings

Watch each part when it suits you.

OpenIPB access

Use the battlefield preparation tool during launch week.

A one-page cheat sheet

Keep the main steps of intelligence preparation of the battlefield to hand.

OpenIPB map with raised terrain and contour layers, woodland, a reservoir, a friendly position labelled 1 BDE and a marked threat position. — OpenIPB

Free registration

Build the
battlespace

Get the three workshop recordings, launch-week OpenIPB access and the one-page cheat sheet.

Registration closes 17 October 2026.

Delivered by ALCON Intelligence Ltd
**Cole P.**
Director ALCON Intelligence Ltd

Workshop
questions

Is the workshop free?

Yes. Registration includes all three recordings, OpenIPB access for launch week and a one-page cheat sheet.

Do I need to attend at a set time?

Every part is recorded. The three sessions are on 12, 14 and 16 October, and you can watch the recordings when it suits you.

What is OpenIPB?

OpenIPB is a tool for intelligence preparation of the battlefield. The workshop uses it to work through the assessment. Registrants receive access for launch week.

When does registration close?

Registration closes on 17 October 2026.

Build the
battlespace