V.S. Verba – Assoc. Member of the RAS, Dr.Sc. (Eng.), Professor, Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation,

Designer General,

JSC «Radio Engineering Corporation «VEGA»

V.I. Merkulov – Dr.Sc. (Eng.), Professor, Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation, Deputy Designer General, JSC «Radio Engineering Corporation «VEGA»

E-mail: from_fn@mail.ru

V.S. Chernov – Ph.D. (Eng.), Associate Professor, Leading Research Scientist, JSC «Radio Engineering Corporation «VEGA»

Abroad, much attention is paid to the development of tactical aerial reconnaissance aviation systems, which is carried out in the interests of the command of formations and units of the armed forces and combat arms in order to provide them with intelligence information necessary for organizing and conducting combat. The United States achieved the greatest success in the development of tactical aerial reconnaissance systems. To assess the current state of the prospects for such reconnaissance, it is necessary to have generalized information about the existing reconnaissance and surveillance systems installed on various aircraft.

The purpose of the work is to systematize information on tactical aerial reconnaissance systems and the capabilities of their information systems for reconnaissance and surveillance of ground and surface objects.

General information on the composition of the US tactical aerial reconnaissance systems is provided. The characteristic of modern reconnaissance and surveillance systems installed on tactical manned and unmanned aerial vehicles is given. The information capabilities of specific radio and electronic intelligence, radar intelligence, optoelectronic and infrared intelligence of tactical aircraft.

Practical significance. The information obtained allows us to better assess the current situation and the prospects for the development of US tactical aerial reconnaissance.

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