The top technology of air reconnaissance
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SR-72 next generation |
At the time the plane SR-71 Blackbird, Blackbird, was the pinnacle of technology of air reconnaissance and observation. This smooth black car was the fastest "bird", which saw the sky of the Earth. SR-71 flew three times higher and faster than the fastest Airliners, peering down through their cameras, radars and other sensors. But from the moment the world and technology has stepped immeasurably farther, leaving the Blackbird is almost irrelevant. Modern reconnaissance technology consist of spy satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles stealth. These funds became the reason of resignation of the observation aircraft type SR-71. But, currently used technologies have their drawbacks, spy satellites, for example, easily tracked, allowing interested parties to take effective measures to conceal their actions.