surveillance aircraft

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surveillance
noun[U]
uk
/səˈveɪ.ləns/us
/sɚˈveɪ.ləns/
the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or ...
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aircraft
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeə.krɑːft/us
/ˈer.kræft/
any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane ...
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The bulk of the costs come from turn-key contracts for two patrol vessels and asurveillanceaircraft, within which some capital costs are included.
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Surveillanceaircraftrecord all fishing vessels seen in the area patrolled.
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Thesurveillanceaircraftwill also be chartered commercially.
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That is why we have based our deterrent patrols on long-rangesurveillanceaircraftand ships with good sea-keeping qualities which can stay on patrol for extended periods in all weathers.
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While the team had considered using satellite orsurveillanceaircraftimages to create the game's terrain graphics, they found that the resolution was inadequate.
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Surveillanceaircraftusually carry no armament, or only limited defensive armament.
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Although pilotlesssurveillanceaircraftwere extensively used, often attack aircraft could not be brought to the scene quickly enough to hit targets of opportunity.
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Asurveillanceaircraftdoes not necessarily require high-performance capability or stealth characteristics.
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The overhanging trees hid the boats fromsurveillanceaircraft.
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There were about 100 aircraft, including bombers, fighters andsurveillanceaircraftpresent at this edition.
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Militarysurveillanceaircraftuse a range of sensors (e.g. radar) to monitor the battlefield.
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