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Iran claims to have its own fleet of unarmed drones, but U.S. officials question Tehran's ability to conduct even short-range reconnaissance with unmanned aircraft.
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They warn that national security will be dangerously exposed without the aircraft, which would have continued to provide long-range reconnaissance and surveillance, and protect the Royal Navy's Trident submarines.
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"In addition, China is developing a variety of medium- and high-altitude long-endurance unmanned vehicles, which when deployed, will expand the PLA Air Force's 'options for long-range reconnaissance and strike, ' " it said, citing an earlier Pentagon report.
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In the past few years, India has ordered from Boeing the C-17 Globemaster airlifters as well P8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and antisubmarine aircraft.
WSJ: India, Boeing in Talks for Helicopter Deals
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As is the case with much severe weather, we simply see more than we did prior to satellites and (in the case of hurricanes) long-range aircraft reconnaissance.
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For instance, one reason Washington is often surprised when countries like Pakistan test nuclear weapons is that other governments have a good idea what times of the day they are within range of U.S. photo-reconnaissance satellites, and so they conduct sensitive operations while the satellites are out of range.
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The future for Intelligence , Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) and strike aircraft is stealth, extreme range, and extended persistence on-station.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Where are the carriers?
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An effective command and control capability requires a wide range of information technologies aimed at increasing the reliability of remote sensing and reconnaissance systems.
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