as in surveillance
military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy
There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance. reconnaissance missions
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Photos released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency showed Kim observing a large reconnaissance drone resembling the U.S.-made RQ-4B Global Hawk, first unveiled during a 2023 military exhibition.
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Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Drone warfare has been revolutionized by the war in Ukraine, and all global militaries are looking for new ways to weave drones into their armed forces for a variety of roles, including reconnaissance and carrying out strikes.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
United States reconnaissance aircraft deployed at a military hub in the Western Pacific Ocean has collected thousands of hours of intelligence data about China and North Korea.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
At the start of the attack, these frequencies were jammed by a barrage of electronic warfare, sweeping the skies clear of Russian reconnaissance drones.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Drone warfare has been revolutionized by the war in Ukraine, and all global militaries are looking for new ways to weave drones into their armed forces for a variety of roles, including reconnaissance and carrying out strikes.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
United States reconnaissance aircraft deployed at a military hub in the Western Pacific Ocean has collected thousands of hours of intelligence data about China and North Korea.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
At the start of the attack, these frequencies were jammed by a barrage of electronic warfare, sweeping the skies clear of Russian reconnaissance drones.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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