The first of eight Vecteur Aéroporté de Designation, D’Observation et de Reconnaissance (VADOR) ALSR aircraft was delivered to the air force on 6 August.

Parrot, a longtime competitor to Chinese drone giant DJI, is one of six companies selected by the US Department of Defense to build short-range reconnaissance aircraft for the American military.

Three seat, single engine observation plane Summary When the North American O-47A appeared in 1935, the U.S. Army Air Corps operated observation squadrons dedicated solely to reconnaissance missions.

Russian reconnaissance aircraft will fly over parts of the United States this week through Saturday as part of obligations for the Treaty on Open Skies, U.S. officials said. It will mark the first ...