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reconnaissance

[ri-kon-uh-suhns, -zuhns] / rɪˈkɒn ə səns, -zəns /


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The package will include long-range strike drones, reconnaissance drones, logistics drones and those with maritime capabilities, with many produced by UK-based companies.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

By the time of my visit, that brigade had put about 100 soldiers through a monthlong course focused on electronic warfare, the use of drones for reconnaissance and strikes, countering drones and tactics, says Maj.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

During World War Two he served as a reconnaissance pilot in the Royal Air Force, then in the late 1940s emigrated to Canada.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The company, which makes the RQ-35 Heidrun External link reconnaissance drone, used in Iran and Ukraine, reported External link fourth-quarter operating profit of $6 million from sales of $48.3 million.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

They had participated in secret conversations, received certain assurances, and gone so far as to make reconnaissance forays to outlying parts of the city.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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