Recon

The HU-25 Falcon Jet is a medium-range surveillance fixed-wing aircraft. The HU-25 (A), HU-25 (B), and HU-25 (C) are three variants of the HU-25; the primary difference is in the installed sensor package. It is based on the Dassault Falcon 20.

HU-25 Falcon side: The Coast Guard's HU-25 Falcon aircraft. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

The Dassault Falcon 20 is a French business jet and was the first of a family of business jets built by Dassault Aviation.

Description: Four-engine turboprop signals intelligence (SIGINT) reconnaissance aircraft.

EP-3E ARIES II flight: Waco, Texas (March 29, 2006) - The first completed P-3C to EP-3E conversion aircraft departs from the L-3 Communications modification facility in Waco, and heads to Naval Air Station Patuxent River for testing and fleet training. U.S. Navy photo

The U-2 provides high-altitude, all-weather surveillance and reconnaissance, day or night, in direct support of U.S. and allied forces.

U-2 Dragon Lady: A US Air Force (USAF) U-2R Dragon Lady aircraft assigned to the 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, takes off for a mission from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.

The S-3B Viking is an all-weather, carrier-based jet aircraft, providing protection against hostile surface combatants while also functioning as the Carrier Battle Groups' primary overhead/mission tanker.

S-3B Viking: Western Pacific Ocean (Oct. 20, 2003) -- An S-3B Viking assigned to the “Dragonfires” of Sea Control Squadron Twenty Nine (VS-29), flies over the Western Pacific Ocean during flight operations.

The E-2 Hawkeye is the Navy's all-weather, carrier-based tactical battle management airborne early warning, command and control aircraft.

E-2C Hawkeye: Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. (Sept. 25, 2004) - An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Screwtops" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Three (VAW-123), flies past the crowd during an aerial demonstration of the Hawkeye at the 2004 "In Pursuit of Liberty," Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show.

Four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft.

P-3C Orion long range ASW aircraft: A high angle right-side view of a P-3C Orion in-flight over a thick cloud bank. The P-3 is from Patrol Squadron 22 (VP-22), on temporary duty in Japan, from Moffett Field, Calif.

The MQ-9 Reaper is a medium-to-high altitude, long endurance unmanned aircraft system.

MQ-9 Reaper UAS: CBP Air and Marine group conduct aerial operations with their UAS aircraft over areas affected by Hurricane Ike to help broadly assess damage so as to better deploy rescuers to specific areas with the most need.

The MQ-1 Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aircraft system.

MQ-1 Predator UAS: A MQ-1B Predator aircraft from the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron takes off in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom June 12, 2008. Since January 2008, more than 1,000 Predator sorties were flown out of Balad, lasting more than 20,000 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/Released)

The Ocean Sentry, HC-144A, is the first all-new aircraft delivered to the Coast Guard as part of the Deepwater Program’s progressive modernization and recapitalization of aging legacy assets.

HC-144A: The EADS CASA CN235-300M, the Medium Range Surveilliance Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), in-flight on July 26, 2006 in Seville, Spain. (Photo courtesy of EADS CASA)

Mission

The E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or Joint STARS, is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform.

E-8C Joint Stars: ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System from the 93rd Air Control Wing flies a refueling mission over the skies of Georgia.

Mission

RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft supports theater and national level consumers with near real time on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.

RC-135 Rivet Joint: An RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft, Air Combat Command 55th Wing from Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, flies a training mission over Nebraska.

Mission

The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management, or C2BM, surveillance, target detection, and tracking platform.

E-3 Sentry (AWACS): A US Air Force (USAF) E-3C "Sentry" Airborne Warning And Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft, assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron (AACS) flies a mission in support of Exercise COPE TIGER '02.