reconnaissance

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These planes are typically used by US Air Force Special Operations Command for reconnaissance and other specialist missions.

From BBC

I am told this would make use of America's advanced capabilities in what is described in military circles as "ISR" – intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

From BBC

The self-declared nation relies on tribal sources to gather information on the militants but lacks access to more high-tech reconnaissance and interception technologies of the type Israel could provide.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 150 aircraft - including bombers, fighter jets and reconnaissance planes - were ultimately deployed through the course of the night, according to US officials.

From BBC

At Aeronautical Industry, engineers are racing to help the military adapt to a battlefield reshaped by drones, designing rugged, military-grade unmanned vehicles meant to give troops surveillance, reconnaissance and real-time intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal