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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This multinational drill focuses on anti-submarine warfare tactics and involves maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft from the U.S., Australia, India and Japan—members of the U.S.-led informal grouping Quad—as well as South Korea, a Washington treaty ally.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The attack, which was coordinated by a reconnaissance drone, reportedly killed dozens, causing as many as 100 casualties.
Donetsk region.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
In the spring of 2018, Google employees protested against the company’s participation in Project Maven, a Department of Defense initiative to better analyze reconnaissance imagery.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
These inflatable decoys can be rapidly deployed, easily transported, and provide a low-cost means of confusing enemy reconnaissance efforts.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The attack, which was coordinated by a reconnaissance drone, reportedly killed dozens, causing as many as 100 casualties.
Donetsk region.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
In the spring of 2018, Google employees protested against the company’s participation in Project Maven, a Department of Defense initiative to better analyze reconnaissance imagery.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
These inflatable decoys can be rapidly deployed, easily transported, and provide a low-cost means of confusing enemy reconnaissance efforts.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Reconnaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnaissance. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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