reconnaissance aircraft

Provides an introduction to unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, high-tech military tools used as spies; looks at specific models of UAVs; features accounts of UAVs in action; and traces the history of development in the field.

Describes the first spy aircraft, the A-12, U-2, SR-41 and the future of spy technology.

Examines the characteristics and functions of various types of spy planes developed in the United States from World War I to the present day.

Describes spy planes, their design, equipment, weapons, crew, missions, and role in the U.S. Air Force.

Profiles different types of spy planes, including the U-2 and the SR-71.

Traces the development of Navy aviation by examining specific types of planes, primarily attack planes and bombers, from before World War I to recent times.