About Next Frontier Intelligence

Next Frontier Intelligence leverages a combination of deep expertise and experience operating in the public sector with cutting-edge data analysis solutions to effectively provide guidance, services, and solutions that are both reflective of the complex regulatory nature of the public sector and the best available quantitative information.

Our data solutions suite includes DragonMINDS for critical minerals intelligence, our proprietary NLP tool Counternext, and our DFNS-X budget analysis tool. We combine these capabilities with a range of other data sources to deliver comprehensive intelligence across defense, aerospace, and strategic commodities sectors.

DragonMINDS, our flagship critical minerals intelligence platform, addresses a fundamental information gap in national security and industrial policy. Critical minerals supply chains are structurally opaque—ownership is buried in complex JV structures, parent-subsidiary relationships span jurisdictions, and state-linked capital flows through intermediaries.

By combining artificial intelligence, open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques, and deep domain expertise, DragonMINDS transforms scattered data into verified ownership and control intelligence. Starting with comprehensive coverage of Africa—a continent rich in critical minerals but often lacking in accessible data—we're expanding globally to provide decision-ready intelligence for supply chain security, sanctions compliance, and strategic policy decisions.