<p>A former counter-terrorism analyst at the US Defense Intelligence Agency was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Thursday for leaking classified information to journalists, including details about foreign countries' weapons systems.</p>.<p>Henry Kyle Frese, 31, of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty in February to transmitting top secret defense information to two journalists, one of whom he lived with.</p>.<p>"When this information was published, it was shared with all of our nation's adversaries, creating a risk of exceptionally grave harm to the security of this country," Assistant Attorney General John Demers said in a statement.</p>.<p>The Justice Department said Frese leaked information to two unnamed journalists in 2018 and 2019.</p>.<p>One news outlet, which was also not named, published eight articles containing classified information.</p>.<p>Frese searched restricted government computer systems at least 30 times in 2018 for information to pass on verbally to the two journalists, according to the Justice Department.</p>.<p>He also sent some secret information via private messages on social media.</p>.<p>The journalists involved appeared to work for CNBC and NBC News, according to US media.</p>.<p>CNBC, citing "sources with direct knowledge of US intelligence reports," reported in May 2018 that China had installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on the contested Spratly Islands.</p>.<p>Frese, who was arrested in October, faced a maximum of 10 years in prison.</p>.<p>Frese was a contractor with DIA from January 2017 to February 2018, and then a full-fledged DIA employee, with clearance ranging up to the top secret level.</p>.<p>The DIA is the US military's intelligence service.</p>
<p>A former counter-terrorism analyst at the US Defense Intelligence Agency was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Thursday for leaking classified information to journalists, including details about foreign countries' weapons systems.</p>.<p>Henry Kyle Frese, 31, of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty in February to transmitting top secret defense information to two journalists, one of whom he lived with.</p>.<p>"When this information was published, it was shared with all of our nation's adversaries, creating a risk of exceptionally grave harm to the security of this country," Assistant Attorney General John Demers said in a statement.</p>.<p>The Justice Department said Frese leaked information to two unnamed journalists in 2018 and 2019.</p>.<p>One news outlet, which was also not named, published eight articles containing classified information.</p>.<p>Frese searched restricted government computer systems at least 30 times in 2018 for information to pass on verbally to the two journalists, according to the Justice Department.</p>.<p>He also sent some secret information via private messages on social media.</p>.<p>The journalists involved appeared to work for CNBC and NBC News, according to US media.</p>.<p>CNBC, citing "sources with direct knowledge of US intelligence reports," reported in May 2018 that China had installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on the contested Spratly Islands.</p>.<p>Frese, who was arrested in October, faced a maximum of 10 years in prison.</p>.<p>Frese was a contractor with DIA from January 2017 to February 2018, and then a full-fledged DIA employee, with clearance ranging up to the top secret level.</p>.<p>The DIA is the US military's intelligence service.</p>