Typhoon will excel both at shooting down other planes and at precision bombing and aerial reconnaissance.

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And based on Mr. MacLean's aerial reconnaissance of spectacular penthouse gardens, such as at 855 and 1125 Fifth Ave.

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The regime has blocked free and unrestricted use of aerial reconnaissance.

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They also point out that a carrier and its aircraft can perform many more roles than an arsenal ship such as acting as a troop carrier or heliport, or providing aerial reconnaissance or cover to an amphibious landing.

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The Air Force Weapons School provides advanced training for a handful of elite officers each year in traditional skills, like teaching aerial combat, reconnaissance and bombing, and also for the growing ranks of drone pilots.

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"The PLA Air Force has deployed several types of unmanned aerial vehicles for both reconnaissance and combat purposes, " the report said.

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In his valedictory speech given in mid-campaign Mr Gates lambasted his European allies for the slow progress against a puny opponent and for failing to invest in the capabilities that America was forced to provide, such as air-defence suppression, ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) and aerial refuelling.

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China's central Air Force Command sent two reconnaissance planes from Beijing to take aerial photographs of the area, state media said, adding that 2, 600 soldiers from the People's Armed Police had already arrived in six towns in the quake zone.

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UAV, the unmanned aerial vehicle, which in Kosovo was used only for reconnaissance but can almost certainly be used for more violent purposes.

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