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All Observation and Liaison Aircraft

Light, slow aircraft used by armies and air forces to watch the ground, direct artillery, mark targets for strike aircraft and carry officers and messages between units, valued for short take off, good visibility and the ability to operate from rough fields close to the front. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the aircraft an observation aircraft, a liaison aircraft, a forward air control aircraft or an artillery spotter. It excludes bombers, fighters, transports and the trainers used to teach pilots. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.

All Observation and Liaison Aircraft
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Aeronca L-16

Military Aircraft

Aeronca L-3

Military Aircraft

AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer

Military Aircraft

AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven

Military Aircraft

AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma

Military Aircraft

AeroVironment Wasp III

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Ansaldo A.120

Military Aircraft

Armstrong Whitworth Atlas

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Armstrong Whitworth Wolf

Military Aircraft

Bellanca SE

Military Aircraft

Bellanca XSOE

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Bellanca YO-50

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Blackburn Airedale

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Blackburn Blackburn

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Boeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEagle

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CAIG Wing Loong

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CAIG Wing Loong II

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Cessna O-1 Bird Dog

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Cessna O-2 Skymaster

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Chengdu Wing Loong-3

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Chengdu WZ-10

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Consolidated O-17 Courier

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Curtiss Falcon

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Curtiss GS

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Curtiss Model R

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Curtiss O-40 Raven

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Curtiss O-52 Owl

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Curtiss SO3C Seamew

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Curtiss SOC Seagull

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Curtiss Twin JN

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Dassault Falcon Epicure

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Farman A.2

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Fieseler Fi 156 Storch

Military Aircraft

Focke-Wulf Fw 186

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Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu

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Focke-Wulf Fw 62

Military Aircraft

HAL Krishak

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Insitu Integrator

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Junkers A 35

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Junkers J 21

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LTV L450F

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Martin M2O

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Martin MO

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Martin MS

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Martin XO-4

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Morane-Saulnier BB

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Morane-Saulnier P

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Naval Aircraft Factory SA

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Naval Aircraft Factory XOSN

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Nord 3400 Norbarbe

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Cessna O-1 Bird Dog (Wikipedia)
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a liaison and observation aircraft
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Cessna O-2 Skymaster (Wikipedia)
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used for forward air control and psychological operations by the US military
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Boeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEagle (Wikipedia)
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The Boeing Insitu ScanEagle is a small, long-endurance, low-altitude unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, and is used for reconnaissance.
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Martin MO (Wikipedia)
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was an American observation monoplane built by the Glenn L. Martin Company of Cleveland, Ohio for the United States Navy
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Martin MS (Wikipedia)
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was an experimental scout biplane ordered by the United States Navy
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Martin XO-4 (Wikipedia)
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was a proposed observation aircraft designed by the Glenn L. Martin Company
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Short Springbok (Wikipedia)
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a two-seat, all-metal reconnaissance biplane
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Naval Aircraft Factory NO (Wikipedia)
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short-range reconnaissance/gun spotting aircraft
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Curtiss Model R (Wikipedia)
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The Curtiss Model R was a utility aircraft produced for the United States Army and Navy during World War I.
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Curtiss Falcon (Wikipedia)
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Most saw service as part of the United States Army Air Corps as observation aircraft with the designations O-1 and O-11
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Curtiss GS (Wikipedia)
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The Curtiss GS aircraft were two types of similar scout aircraft
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Curtiss Twin JN (Wikipedia)
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It was a biplane, designed for observation missions.
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Curtiss O-40 Raven (Wikipedia)
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The Curtiss O-40 Raven was an American observation aircraft of the 1930s which was built and used in small numbers.
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Curtiss O-52 Owl (Wikipedia)
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The Curtiss O-52 Owl is an observation aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps before and during World War II.
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Curtiss SO3C Seamew (Wikipedia)
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The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation as a replacement for the SOC Seagull
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Curtiss SOC Seagull (Wikipedia)
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The Curtiss SOC Seagull was an American single-engined scout observation seaplane, designed by Alexander Solla of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for the United States Navy.
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Farman A.2 (Wikipedia)
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was a 1920s French sesquiplane designed as a military reconnaissance and observation aircraft
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Yakovlev Yak-12 (Wikipedia)
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is a light multirole STOL aircraft used by the Soviet Air Forces
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Yakovlev Pchela (Wikipedia)
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is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufactured by the Russian Yakovlev Design Bureau
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Yakovlev Yak-10 (Wikipedia)
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was a Soviet light liaison aircraft designed and built by the Yakovlev design bureau in the 1940s
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Ansaldo A.120 (Wikipedia)
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was a reconnaissance aircraft developed in Italy in the 1920s
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Focke-Wulf Fw 62 (Wikipedia)
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was a reconnaissance floatplane
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Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (Wikipedia)
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twin-engine twin-boom tactical reconnaissance and army cooperation aircraft
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Focke-Wulf Fw 186 (Wikipedia)
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for use as a liaison and reconnaissance aircraft
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Piaggio P.149 (Wikipedia)
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utility and liaison aircraft
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Junkers A 35 (Wikipedia)
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Junkers A 35 was a two-seater cantilever monoplane, used for postal, training and military purposes.
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Junkers J 21 (Wikipedia)
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The Junkers J 21 (manufacturer's sales designations T 21 and H 21) was a reconnaissance aircraft designed in Germany in the early 1920s and produced in the Soviet Union at the Junkers plant at Fili for use by the Soviet Air Force.
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Dassault Falcon Epicure (Wikipedia)
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is a project of Dassault Aviation and Thales
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Consolidated O-17 Courier (Wikipedia)
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was an observation and training aircraft used by the United States National Guard
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Morane-Saulnier P (Wikipedia)
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The Morane-Saulnier Type P (official designations MS.21, MS.24 and MS.26) was a French parasol wing two-seat reconnaissance aeroplane of the First World War.
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Morane-Saulnier BB (Wikipedia)
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The Morane-Saulnier BB was a military observation aircraft produced in France during World War I for use by Britain's Royal Flying Corps.
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Westland Lysander (Wikipedia)
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The Westland Lysander is a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft
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Westland Walrus (Wikipedia)
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was a British spotter/reconnaissance aircraft built by Westland Aircraft
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Insitu: Integrator
Has Member: Insitu Integrator, Group 4/5 capability
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Fly multi-int, multi-domain missions
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Ryan YO-51 Dragonfly (Wikipedia)
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The Ryan YO-51 Dragonfly was an observation aircraft designed and built by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).
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Ryan Model 147 (Wikipedia)
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The Ryan Model 147 Lightning Bug is a jet-powered drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle, produced and developed by Ryan Aeronautical
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Ryan AQM-91 Firefly (Wikipedia)
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The Ryan AQM-91 Firefly was a developmental drone developed during the Vietnam War to perform long-range reconnaissance, especially into China.
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Naval Aircraft Factory SA (Wikipedia)
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The aircraft was to act as an observer, or spotter, to extend the visual range of the ship.
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Naval Aircraft Factory XOSN (Wikipedia)
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was an American biplane observation floatplane
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Aeronca L-3 (Wikipedia)
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The Aeronca L-3 group of observation and liaison aircraft
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Aeronca L-16 (Wikipedia)
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The Aeronca L-16 is a United States Army liaison aircraft
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Blackburn Airedale (Wikipedia)
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The Blackburn R.2 Airedale was a single-engine three-seat monoplane deck-landing aircraft for land and sea reconnaissance, built in the UK in 1924.
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Blackburn Blackburn (Wikipedia)
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The Blackburn R-1 Blackburn was a 1920s British single-engine fleet spotter/reconnaissance aircraft built by Blackburn Aircraft. == History == The Blackburn was developed to meet a naval requirement (Specification 3/21) for a
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Vought Corsair Junior (Wikipedia)
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The Vought V-100 Corsair Junior was an attempt to produce a cheaper, multi-purpose, export version of the Vought O2U/O3U observation aircraft it had produced for the United States Navy.
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LTV L450F (Wikipedia)
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The LTV L450F, also known as the L45ØF, is a prototype quiet reconnaissance aircraft, developed by Ling-Temco-Vought in the late 1960s for use in the Vietnam War by the United States.
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Vought O4U Corsair (Wikipedia)
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The Vought O4U Corsair was the designation applied to two different experimental biplane scout-observation aircraft.
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Vought O5U (Wikipedia)
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The Vought O5U was a 1930s prototype American observation floatplane to meet a United States Navy requirement for a catapult launched scouting aircraft.
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Vought XSO2U (Wikipedia)
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The Vought XSO2U was an American observation floatplane developed by Vought-Sikorsky for the United States Navy during the late 1930s.
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Vought FU (Wikipedia)
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Vought already had a two-seat observation plane, the UO-1, basically a VE-7 with additional fuselage streamlining and a Wright J-3 radial engine.
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Aviastar: Vought O3U / SU
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This led to several new O3U observation and SU scouting types being produced, powered by Pratt & Whitney Wasp or Hornet radial engines in the 410-447kW range.
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Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (Wikipedia)
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is a liaison aircraft designed and produced
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Bellanca SE (Wikipedia)
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The Bellanca SE was an American carrier-based scout monoplane designed and built for the United States Navy by the Bellanca Aircraft Company.
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Bellanca XSOE (Wikipedia)
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The Bellanca XSOE was a prototype American scout observation floatplane built for the United States Navy by the Bellanca Aircraft Company.
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Bellanca YO-50 (Wikipedia)
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The Bellanca YO-50 was a United States prototype observation aircraft, built for the United States Army in 1940.
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Armstrong Whitworth Atlas (Wikipedia)
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was a British single-engine biplane
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Armstrong Whitworth Wolf (Wikipedia)
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The Armstrong Whitworth Wolf was a British two-seat reconnaissance aircraft
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CAIG Wing Loong (Wikipedia)
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Intended for use as a surveillance and aerial reconnaissance platform
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CAIG Wing Loong II (Wikipedia)
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Intended for use as a surveillance and aerial reconnaissance and precision strike platform
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HAL Krishak (Wikipedia)
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military observation aircraft
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All The Air Combat Developments Out Of China's Massive Air Show (The Drive)
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    CAIG has also unveiled a new member of its Wing Loong armed drone family, the Wing Loong 3
  • Has Member: Chengdu WZ-10, WZ-10 paragraph, Wing Loong family
    has officially adopted the CAIG Wing Loong-10 jet-powered drone, giving it the military designation WZ-10
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Nord 3400 Norbarbe (Wikipedia)
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The Nord 3400 Norbarbe was a French two-seat observation and casualty-evacuation aircraft built by Nord Aviation for the French Army Light Aviation.
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AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven (Wikipedia)
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day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance
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AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma (Wikipedia)
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Its primary mission is surveillance and intelligence gathering
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AeroVironment Wasp III (Wikipedia)
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front-line day or night reconnaissance and surveillance
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AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer (Wikipedia)
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used by the United States Army and Marine Corps for battlefield surveillance
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