reconnaissance
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Officials involved want to accelerate Europe’s production of vital equipment in fields where Europe lags behind the U.S., including anti-submarine warfare, space and reconnaissance capabilities, in-flight refueling and air mobility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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
Designed for battlefield reconnaissance, it resembles a lunar rover equipped with several suspended cameras, according to the specialist publication.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Bases in Europe house critical U.S. intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Life in Turkey was, in Barbara’s words, a “marriage of three”—husband, wife, and the strange plane in which Frank conducted what he described as “weather reconnaissance flights.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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