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Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle
Unmanned aerial vehicle that performs reconnaissance duties / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle, is an unarmed military UAV that is used for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR).[1] Unlike unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), this type of system is not designed to carry aircraft ordnance such as missiles, ATGMs, or bombs for drone strikes. The main purpose is to provide battlefield intelligence.[2][3] Small sized short-range man-portable unmanned aerial vehicles are called miniature UAV also used for battlefield intelligence.
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Chinese WZ-8 at the 2022 Zhuhai Airshow.WZ-8 is air launched Supersonic-Hypersonic HALE reconnaissance and surveillance drone.