Aug 20th, 2008 · The Taliban have stepped up attacks in Afghanistan. Earlier this week, French soldiers were attacked during a reconnaissance mission. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in Kabul on Wednesday. Renee Montagne talks with the BBC's Alastair Leithead in Kabul about the recent attacks.
May 13th, 2008 · It's become a $50 billion a year industry: Corporations like Booz Allen, Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, and IBM are being paid to do things the CIA, the National Security Agency and the Pentagon usually do, including analysis, covert operations, electronic surveillance and reconnaissance.
Apr 20th, 2007 · The Predator drone aircraft has been one of the most successful, and controversial, tools in Iraq and elsewhere. But while the Predator was designed as a reconnaissance airplane - and later retrofitted with Hellfire missiles - its successor was designed to attack. The MQ-9 Reaper is twice as fast as the Predator, and can carry far more ordinance.
Aug 11th, 2005 · NASA says it will delay Thursday's launch of the Mars reconnaissance orbiter. Problems with the Atlas V rocket carrying the spacecraft couldn't be resolved in time for liftoff. An issue familiar to the crew of the Discovery prompted the scrub: a low-fuel sensor failed to work correctly.
Jun 23rd, 2005 · Alex Chadwick discusses the heritage and capabilities of the U-2 spy plane with Lt Col. Tony Bevacqua, who flew for the U.S. Air Force for nearly 20 years. The reconnaissance aircraft first took to the skies in the 1950s, and continues to be a valuable tool for getting real-time information on troop movements and enemy targets.