What is a military reconnaissance plane?

Reconnaissance plane is a military aircraft specially used to obtain information from the air, and it is one of the main reconnaissance tools in modern air. According to the task, it can be divided into strategic reconnaissance aircraft and tactical reconnaissance aircraft. Strategic reconnaissance aircraft generally have long-range, high-altitude and high-speed flight performance, and are mostly specially designed to obtain strategic information. Tactical reconnaissance plane has low altitude and high speed flight performance, which is used to obtain campaign tactical information, and is usually modified from fighter planes.

Reconnaissance planes generally do not carry weapons, and mainly rely on their high-speed performance and the installation of electronic countermeasures equipment to improve their survivability. Usually equipped with aerial camera, forward-looking or side-looking radar, TV and infrared reconnaissance equipment, and some are also equipped with real-time information processing equipment and transmission devices. Reconnaissance equipment is installed in engine room or cabin. Reconnaissance planes can conduct visual reconnaissance, phase reconnaissance and electronic reconnaissance. Phase formation reconnaissance is an important means for reconnaissance aircraft to carry out reconnaissance, including visible light photography, infrared photography and phase formation, radar phase formation, microwave phase formation and television phase formation.