Reconnaissance aircraft

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A reconnaissance aircraft (colloquially, a spy plane) is a military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance with roles including collection of imagery intelligence (including using photography), signals intelligence, as well as measurement and signature intelligence.

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Image: United States Department of the Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.