The following is a list of notable

reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops ( skirmishe ...

units from around the world.

Australia

Australian Army

* Royal Australian Regiment **Reconnaissance, Snipers and Surveillance Platoons * Regional Force Surveillance Units ** North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) ** Pilbara Regiment ** 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment *

Royal Australian Artillery The Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, normally referred to as the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), is a Regiment of the Australian Army descended from the original colonial artillery units prior to Australia's federation. Australia's first ...

** 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment *

Australian Army Aviation Australian Army Aviation (AAAvn) is a corps of the Australian Army. It was formed on 1 July 1968, although it has a history dating back to 1911, when the Minister of Defence at the time, Senator George Pearce, decided there should be a flying ...

** 161st Reconnaissance Squadron ** 162nd Reconnaissance Squadron *

Royal Australian Armoured Corps The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) is a corps of the Australian Army which provides the Australian Defence Force's armour capability. Armour combines firepower, mobility, protection and networked situational awareness to generate shock ...

** 1st Armoured Regiment ** 2nd Cavalry Regiment ** 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) **

1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers The 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers is an active Australian Army Reserve Cavalry regiment. The regiment has its headquarters at Lancer Barracks in Parramatta, a suburb in Western Sydney, New South Wales. Lancer Barracks is the oldest Mili ...

4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse The 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse (4/19 PWLH) is a cavalry regiment of the Australian Army. The regiment in its current composition was formed in 1948 when the Citizens Military Force (CMF) was re-raised after the completion of the demob ...

12th/16th Hunter River Lancers The 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers is an Australian Army Reserve cavalry regiment. It was formed on 1 May 1948, although it draws its lineage from units that were originally formed in the 1880s. It is currently a Light Cavalry unit equipped with ...

** 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles) ** 10th Light Horse Regiment * Special Operations Command **

Special Air Service Regiment The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR though commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army. Formed in 1957, it was modelled on the British SAS sharing the motto, "Who Dares Wins". The re ...

** 1st Commando Regiment reconnaissance platoon ** 2nd Commando Regiment reconnaissance platoon

Royal Australian Air Force

Air Combat Group RAAF The Royal Australian Air Force's Air Combat Group (ACG) is the group which administers the RAAF's fighter and bomber aircraft. ACG was formed on 7 February 2002 by merging the RAAF's Tactical Fighter Group and Strike Reconnaissance Group in a ...

No. 4 Squadron RAAF No. 4 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force squadron composed of the air force special forces Combat Controllers, aircrew who operate the Pilatus PC-21 aircraft and instructors for the Australian Defence Force Joint Terminal Attack Controlle ...

* Surveillance & Response Group RAAF **

No. 10 Squadron RAAF No. 10 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) signals intelligence squadron based at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. It is part of No. 42 Wing RAAF. The squadron was formed in 1939 as a maritime patrol unit. It saw active service ...

No. 11 Squadron RAAF No. 11 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) maritime patrol squadron based at RAAF Base Edinburgh. It was formed in 1939 and has seen active service in World War II, East Timor, the War on Terrorism and the 2003 Gulf War. The squadr ...

Royal Australian Navy

* Clearance Diving Branch

Brazil

Brazilian Army

* Special Operations Platoons (Pelotão de operações especiais/Pelopes) *

Paratroopers Brigade The 35th Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת הַצַּנְחָנִים, ''Hativat HaTzanhanim''), also known as the Paratroopers Brigade, is an infantry brigade unit of paratroopers within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and forms a major part of ...

(''Brigada de Infantaria Pára-quedista''), Pathfinders company (companhia de precursores paraquedistas) * Special Operations Command (''Comando de Operações Especiais''), 1st BAC-DRC (Snipers and Reconnaissance Detachment), 1st B F ESP - 5th Dofesp (5° Operational Detachment)

Brazilian Navy

Brazilian Marine Corps ) , colors=Red and white , colors_label=Colors , march= , mascot= , battles =Portuguese conquest of French Guiana, Invasion of Cayenne (1809)Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental, Banda Oriental Conquest (1816)War of Independence of Brazil, Wa ...

(Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais) ** Marines Infantry Reconnaissace and Surveillance Platoons (Pelotões de Reconhecimento e Vigilância da Infantaria de fuzileiros navais). **1st Riverine Operations Battalion (1° Batalhão de Operações Ribeirinhas), Pelopesp (Special Operation Platoon) * Marine Special Operations Battalion (Batalhão de Operações Especiais de Fuzileiros Navais, Batalhão Tonelero), 1st Special Operations Company

Canada

* Pathfinders *(1st Battalion,

Royal Canadian Regiment , colors = , identification_symbol_2 = Maple Leaf (2nd Bn pipes and drums) , identification_symbol_2_label = Tartan , identification_symbol_4 = The RCR , identification_symbol_4_label = Abbreviation , mar ...

) Infantry Recce Platoon *(2nd Battalion,

) Infantry Recce Platoon *(3rd Battalion,

) Airborne Infantry Recce Platoon *(3rd Battalion,

) Pathfinder / Sniper Platoon *(Canadian Special Operations Regiment) CSOR *(Canadian Rangers) Long Range Arctic Patrol *

The Royal Canadian Dragoons The Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) is the senior armoured regiment of the Canadian Army by precedence. It is one of three armoured regiments in the Regular Force and forms part of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. The colonel-in-chief of The R ...

(Armoured Reconnaissance) *(12^e Régiment blindé du Canada) Recce Squadron *

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH C is a regular armoured regiment of the Canadian Army and is Canada’s only tank regiment. Currently based in Edmonton, Alberta, the regiment is part of 3rd Canadian Division's 1 Canadian Mechanize ...

Recce Squadron *(3rd Battalion,

Royal 22nd Regiment , colors = Scarlet with blue facings (full dress and mess dress) , march = Quick: ''Vive la Canadienne''Slow: ''Marche lente du Royal 22e Régiment: La Prière en famille'' , mascot ...

) (Peloton Fantassin de Reconnaissance) *(3rd Battalion,

) Infantry Recce Platoon *1st Battalion,

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI, generally referred to as the Patricia's) is one of the three Regular Force infantry regiments of the Canadian Army of the Canadian Armed Forces. Formed in 1914, it is named for Princess Patrici ...

Recce Platoon *2nd Battalion,

Infantry Recce Platoon *3rd Battalion,

Recce Platoon *Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) Armoured Recce - Primary reserve Unit * Queens York Rangers (1st American) (RCAC) Armoured Recce - Primary Reserve Unit *

South Alberta Light Horse , colours = , march = "A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky" , mascot = Heine the Pony , battles = North-West RebellionFirst World WarSecond World WarAfgha ...

(SALH) Armoured Recce - Primary Reserve Unit

Denmark

Guard Hussar Regiment The Guard Hussar Regiment ( da, Gardehusarregimentet, GHR) is a cavalry unit of the Royal Danish Army, whose primary task is to train the Guard Hussars for various functions in the mobilisation force. The Guard Hussar Regiment is one of two acti ...

**3rd Recce Battalions ***1st Light Recce Squadron ***2nd Light Recce Squadron ***3rd Light Recce Squadron (inactive until 2023) *

Danish Home Guard The Danish Home Guard ( da, Hjemmeværnet) (HJV) is the fourth service of the Danish military. It was formerly concerned only with the defence of Danish territory, but since 2008, it has also supported the Danish military efforts in Afghanistan ...

**Home Guard Command ***Special Support and Reconnaissance

France

13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment The 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes ( en, 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment) or 13e RDP is a special reconnaissance regiment of the French Army. It is a unit of the French Army Special Forces Command, the latter itself being under the Spec ...

, a regiment of the French Army Special Forces Brigade; its primary mission is long range reconnaissance. *2nd Hussard Regiment, a regiment of the Brigade de Renseignement; it performs similar missions to the benefit of local units. * Commandos Marine "de Penfentenyo"; specialize in reconnaissance. *

Commando Parachute Group The Commando Parachute Group (french: Groupement des Commandos Parachutistes, GCP) is a unit of elite pathfinders within the French Army's 11th Parachute Brigade (11e BP). These pathfinders are paratroopers drawn from the various regiments of t ...

11th Parachute Brigade's reconnaissance and deep action section.

Georgia

* Special operations forces *

Infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and mar ...

brigade reconnaissance companies.

Germany

EGB Forces EGB Forces (Specialized Army Forces with Expanded Capabilities) (German: ''Spezialisierte Kräfte des Heeres mit Erweiterter Grundbefähigung)'' is a specialized operations force of the German Bundeswehr, organized under the Rapid Forces Division ...

* Kampfschwimmer *

Kommando Spezialkräfte The Kommando Spezialkräfte (''Special Forces Command, KSK'') is the special forces military command of the German Army. The KSK has received decorations and awards from NATO, the United States, and its affiliates. KSK operatives have taken pa ...

Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51 ''Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51'' "Immelmann" (Tactical Air Force Wing 51 "Immelmann"), formerly known as ''Aufklärungsgeschwader 51'' (Reconnaissance Wing 51), is a tactical reconnaissance wing of the German Air Force. In the beginning o ...

(

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German '' Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the '' Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabt ...

tactical reconnaissance wing, formerly designated as ''Aufklärungsgeschwader 51'') * Fernspäher * Heeresaufklärungstruppe

Greece

*ETA and Z' MAK of the Hellenic Army's 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (

LRRP A long-range reconnaissance patrol, or LRRP (pronounced "lurp"), is a small, well-armed reconnaissance team that patrols deep in enemy-held territory.Ankony, Robert C., ''Lurps: A Ranger's Diary of Tet, Khe Sanh, A Shau, and Quang Tri,'' revised ...

and

amphibious reconnaissance Amphibious reconnaissance is ground and naval reconnaissance in the littoral area bordering coastal or ocean areas. Initially, it is used for preliminary reconnaissance in collecting pertinent information about the beachhead in its permeabilit ...

, respectively)

Ireland

*Irish Army Cavalry Corps Cavalry Corps

Italy

185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" The 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" ( it, 185° Reggimento Paracadutisti Ricognizione Acquisizione Obiettivi "Folgore", abbreviated as: 185° RAO) is an Italian Army special forces unit. The regiment is pa ...

India

Indian Army

Para Commandos (India) Para (Special Forces), also known as Para SF, are a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the Indian Army. These units specialize in various roles including hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, unconventional warfare, ...

Ghatak Force A Ghatak Platoon, or Ghatak Commandos, is a special operations capable reconnaissance platoon that is present in every infantry battalion in the Indian Army. Ghatak is a Sanskrit word meaning "killer" or "lethal". Their name was given to them by ...

* Parachute Regiment

Indian Air Force

* Garud Commando Force

Indian Navy

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Paramilitary forces

* Special Frontier Force *

Commando Battalion for Resolute Action COBRA (backronym for ''COmmando Battalion for Resolute Action'') is a special operation unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India proficient in guerrilla tactics and jungle warfare. Originally established to counter the Naxalit ...

Indonesia

*3rd Group ''Sandi Yudha'',

Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

Special Forces Command (

Kopassus The Kopassus ( id, Komando Pasukan Khusus, Special Forces Command) is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabot ...

) *2nd Special Operations Detachment,

Navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It in ...

Special Forces ( Kopaska) *Amphibious Reconnassiance Battalion ( Taifib),

Indonesian Marine Corps '' ("Glorious on the Land and Sea") , colors = , colors_label = Beret color , march = Mars Korps Marinir , mascot = , equipment = ...

*Cavalry Reconnaissance Company (''Kikavtai''), Cavalry Corps,

Indonesian Army The Indonesian Army ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD), ) is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,000 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its ...

*Combat Reconnaissance Platoon,

Kostrad The Army Strategic Reserves Command ( id, Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat; abbreviated ) is a combined-arms formation of the Indonesian Army. Kostrad is a Corps level command which has up to 35,000 troops. It also supervises operatio ...

*Pathfinder Platoon (''Pleton Pandu Udara''), Airborne Brigade,

* Paskhas,

Indonesian Air Force The Indonesian Air Force ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU), literally "''Indonesian National Military-Air Force''") sometimes shortened as IDAF / IdAF, is the aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The I ...

Israel

*Ground Forces **Infantry Corps (Battalions) ***Brigade Reconnaissance Battalions & Companies ****93rd Reconnaissance Battalion –

Kfir Brigade The 900th "Kfir" Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת כְּפִיר, ''lit.'' "Lion Cub Brigade"), is the youngest and largest infantry brigade of the Israel Defense Forces. It is subordinate to the 340th "Idan" Armoured Division of Israel's Central ...

****631st Reconnaissance Battalion –

Golani Brigade The 1st "Golani" Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת גּוֹלָנִי) is an Israeli military infantry brigade that is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. It is one of the five infantry brigade ...

****846th Reconnaissance Battalion –

Givati Brigade The 84th "Givati" Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת גִּבְעָתִי, , "Hill Brigade" or "Highland Brigade") is an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade. Until 2005, the Brigade used to be stationed within the Gaza Strip and primarily perf ...

**** 934th Reconnaissance Battalion –

Nahal Brigade The 933rd "Nahal" Brigade is one of the Israel Defense Forces main infantry brigades. From August 2019 to June 2021, the brigade was led by . On June 28, was appointed as the new commander. However, three days later, on July 1, Asman suddenly ...

****5135th Reconnaissance Battalion –

****Reserve Brigades Reconnaissance Battalions ***

Oz Brigade The 89th "Oz" Brigade ("Courage" in Hebrew) is a brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), dedicated entirely to special operations. It was established on December 27, 2015. The new brigade, dubbed the Commando Brigade, is composed solely of i ...

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) **** Unit Maglan ****

Unit Egoz Unit 621, otherwise known as Egoz ( he, יחידת אגוז, ''Yehidat Egoz''. lit. " Nut"), is an elite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commando unit specializing in guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance, and direct action (military). It is a par ...

**** Unit Duvdevan *** Multidimensional Unit **Armoured Corps (Companies) ***Palsar 7 – the 7th Armored Brigade reconnaissance unit. ***Palsar 401 – the 401st Brigade reconnaissance unit. ***Palsar 188 – the

188th Armored Brigade The 188th "Barak" (Lightning) Armored Brigade is an Israeli armored brigade, subordinate to Israel's Northern Regional Command. The emblem of the Barak Armored Brigade is a red-bordered rhombus bearing a sword against a blue and white background ...

reconnaissance unit. (Reserve) ***Reserve Brigades Reconnaissance Companies **Combat Engineer Corps ***Battalion Recon/Scout Platoons ***Unit Yahalom (Generally referred to as a

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unit) ****Sayeret Yael **

Combat Intelligence Collection Corps The Israeli Combat Intelligence Collection Corps (previously known as ''Field Intelligence Corps'') is the newest of the IDF GOC Army Headquarters' five corps, created in April 2000 and tasked with collecting combat intelligence. It is responsible ...

***Infantry Forces "YAHMAM" **Artillery Corps ***Unit Sky Rider *

Sayeret Matkal General Staff Reconnaissance Unit (formerly Unit 269 or Unit 262), more commonly known as Sayeret Matkal ( he, סיירת מטכ״ל) is the special reconnaissance unit (''sayeret'') of Israel's General Staff (''matkal''). It is the prime special ...

*Air Force **7th Wing *** Unit Shaldag *Navy **

Shayetet 13 Shayetet 13 ( he, שייטת 13, lit. ''Flotilla 13'') is a unit of the Israeli Navy and one of the primary sayeret ''(reconnaissance)'' units of the Israel Defense Forces. Shayetet 13 specializes in sea-to-land incursions, counter-terrorism, ...

*Military Intelligence Directorate **Special Operations Command ***

**Collective Units ***Unit 8200 ****Field SIGINT Collection Unit

Netherlands

* 11 BVE, 42 BVE, 43 BVE (brigade reconnaissance squadrons) *104 JVE (Ground-Based Long-Range Recce Squadrons),

Joint ISTAR Command The Joint ISTAR Command (JISTARC, ''Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition & Reconnaissance Commando'') is a joint military intelligence command of the Operational Support Command Land of the Royal Netherlands Army. The command is sp ...

(JISTARC) * Pathfinders (Airmobile) *

Korps Commandotroepen The (KCT) ( en, Commando Corps) is the elite special forces unit of the Royal Netherlands Army. The KCT traces its origins to the Second World War with the founding of No. 2 (Dutch) Troop, and the founding of the during the Indonesian War of I ...

*C-Squadron, Maritime Special Operations Forces, includes Mountain Leader Reconnaissance Platoon and Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon *15 RSTA Squadron, 25 RSTA Squadron of the Marine Combat Groups, RNLMC. *Reconnaissance Platoons of RNLA Infantry Battalions.

New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the parent administrative regiment and corps of regular and reserve infantry battalions in the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed in 1947 with a singular Regular regiment and multiple reserve r ...

**Reconnaissance platoons * Special Operations Command **

New Zealand Special Air Service The 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, abbreviated as 1 NZSAS Regt, was formed on 7 July 1955 and is the Special forces unit of the New Zealand Army, closely modelled on the British Special Air Service (SAS). It traces its origins ...

Philippines

Marine Special Operations Group The Marine Special Operations Group (also known as the Force Reconnaissance Group), formerly known as the Force Recon Battalion, is the Philippine Marine Corps' elite special forces unit for unconventional warfare and special operations. It spe ...

* Philippine Army 1st Scout Ranger Regiment *

Special Action Force The Special Action Force (SAF) is the elite unit of the Philippine National Police founded by Fidel V. Ramos, later the twelfth president of the Philippines. History Formed on May 12, 1983, by the now-defunct Philippine Constabulary (PC) as t ...

Portugal

* Companhia de Precursores Aeroterrestres * Destacamento de Acções Especiais * Grupo de Operações Especiais * Operações Especiais aka Rangers

Russia

Federal Security Service The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) RF; rus, Федеральная служба безопасности Российской Федерации (ФСБ России), Federal'naya sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Feder ...

"FSB" **

Alpha Group Spetsgruppa "A", also known as Alpha Group (a popular English name), or Alfa, whose official name is Directorate "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center (TsSN FSB) (Russian: Спецназ ФСБ "Альфа"), is an elite stand-alone sub-unit o ...

Directorate "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center (TsSN FSB), is an elite, stand-alone sub-unit of Russia's special forces. **

Vympel Directorate "V" of the FSB Special Purpose Center, often referred to as Spetsgruppa "V" Vympel ( pennant in Russian, originated from German , and having the same meaning), but also known as KGB Directorate "V", Vega Group, is an elite Russia ...

Group Directorate "B" Vympel Group is an elite Russian spetsnaz unit under the command of the FSB. (TsSN FSB) *

Armed Forces of the Russian Federation The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (, ), commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with at least two m ...

Spetsnaz GRU Spetsnaz GRU or Spetsnaz G.U. (formally known as Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces () is the special forces (''spetsnaz'') of the G.U., the foreign military-intelligence agency of the Armed ...

: 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 14th, 16th, 24th, 25th Spetsnaz Brigade (obrSpN) **

45th Detached Reconnaissance Regiment The 45th Guards Spetsnaz ( Special Purpose) Detached Brigade (russian: 45-я отдельная гвардейская бригада специального назначения (45-я ОБр СпН); Military Unit Number 28337) is a special re ...

Specnaz VDV (orpSpN) **

Russian commando frogmen The Russian commando frogmen (russian: Морской спецназ, Morskoy spetsnaz), informally called "frogmen" in civilian media, are a Russian Naval Spetsnaz unit under operational subordination to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). ...

: 42nd, 420th, 431th, 561th Naval Reconnaissance Spetsnaz Point (omrpSpN) **''Voennaa Razvedka (Razvedchiki Scouts) ''"Military intelligence" personnel/units within larger formations in ground troops, airborne troops and marines. Intelligence battalion in the division, reconnaissance company in the brigade, a reconnaissance platoon in the regiment. The level of training is the same as Spetsnaz GRU but not controlled by the GRU. Mascot: bat.

Serbia

72nd Reconnaissance-Commando Battalion 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, s ...

South Africa

South African Special Forces The South African Special Forces Brigade, colloquially known as the Recces, is South Africa's principal special operations unit, specialising in various types of operations including; counter-insurgency, long-range-reconnaissance, unconventi ...

44 Parachute Regiment 44 Parachute Regiment is the South African Army's chief airborne infantry unit. It was created in 2000 by redesignating 44 Parachute Brigade, and is based at the Tempe military base near Bloemfontein. History Origin The first South Africa ...

** 1 Parachute Battalion **

44 Pathfinder Platoon The 44 Pathfinder Platoon is part of the 44 Parachute Regiment. The pathfinder is a trained and specialized paratrooper, who performs covertly behind enemy lines, either in small groups or in collaboration with other reconnaissance units. Hist ...

Sweden

Life Regiment Hussars The Life Regiment Hussars ( sv, Livregementets husarer; designated K 3) is one of the world's oldest regiments still active. The regiment descends directly from units set up by King Gustav I of Sweden (Gustav Vasa) in 1536, when Sweden set ...

32nd Intelligence Battalion The 32nd Intelligence Battalion ( sv, 32. Underrättelsebataljonen) is the premier reconnaissance and intelligence gathering unit of the Swedish Army. The battalion possesses units and material to conduct long range reconnaissance, sabotage and c ...

(ISTAR) *

Norrland Dragoon Regiment The Norrland Dragoon Regiment ( sv, Norrlands dragonregemente), also K 4, is a Swedish Army unit specialized in arctic warfare and special operations. Located in the province of Lappland, it was historically a cavalry unit that traces its origin ...

(I 19), Army Ranger Battalion *

1st Marine Regiment The 1st Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. The regiment is under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force. The 1s ...

(Amf 1), 202nd Coastal Ranger Company *

Swedish Air Force The Swedish Air Force ( sv, Svenska flygvapnet or just ) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. History The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July, 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the e ...

Swedish Air Force Rangers The Swedish Air Force Rangers (SAFR) ( sv, Flygbasjägarna, FBJ), is an elite specialist ground unit of the Swedish Air Force. The name "Flygbasjägare" originates in the unit's old role during the cold war of conducting security operations aroun ...

* Swedish Home Guard, Home Guard reconnaissance companies

United Kingdom

British Army

Light Cavalry Light cavalry comprised lightly armed and armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the mounted riders (and sometimes the warhorses) were heavily armored. The purpose of light cavalry was primarily ...

Armoured Cavalry Armoured cavalry are combat units using armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) instead of horses. They began to replace horse cavalry in the heavy shock and the light reconnaissance, skirmishing and exploitation/pursuit roles in most armies commen ...

Regiments **

Household Cavalry Regiment The Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) is an Armoured Cavalry regiment of the British Army based in Bulford Camp in Wiltshire. It is the brother regiment of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) based at Hyde Park Barracks in London - bo ...

1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) is a regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps of the British Army. Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales and the bordering English counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, and Shropshire, ...

Royal Yeomanry The Royal Yeomanry (RY) is the senior reserve light cavalry regiment of the British Army. Equipped with Supacat Jackal variants, their role is to conduct mounted and dismounted formation reconnaissance. The Regimental Headquarters is located in ...

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. The regiment, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British ...

& Scottish & North Irish Yeomanry ** Royal Dragoon Guards ** Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth’s own) **

The Light Dragoons The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment has a light cavalry role and specialises in mounted and dismounted reconnaissance. The Light Dragoons recruit mainly in Northern England, from the counties of Northu ...

Queen's Own Yeomanry The Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY) is one of the Army Reserve light armoured reconnaissance regiments. History The Queens Own Yeomanry was initially formed on 1 April 1971 as the 2nd Armoured Car Regiment from five of the yeomanry units across the No ...

Battalion Reconnaissance Platoons *

4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery RA 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery Royal Artillery is a surveillance and target acquisition unit of the British Army. It is part of 5th Regiment Royal Artillery and is based at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire. Organisation 4/ ...

* Honourable Artillery Company * Pathfinder Platoon,

16 Air Assault Brigade 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, from 1999 to 2021 16 Air Assault Brigade, is a formation of the British Army based in Colchester in the county of Essex. It is the Army's rapid response airborne formation and is the only brigade in the Britis ...

*Patrol Platoon, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment *Patrol Platoon, 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment *

Special Air Service The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling and in 1950, it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-te ...

Special Reconnaissance Regiment The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) is a special reconnaissance unit of the British Army. It was established on 6 April 2005 and is part of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF). The regiment conducts a wide range of classified activitie ...

Royal Navy

* Brigade Reconnaissance Force,

Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious warfare, amphibious light infantry and also one of the :Fighting Arms of the Royal Navy, five fighti ...

*Reconnaissance Troop (

40 Commando 40 Commando RM is a battalion-sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet. Their barracks are at Norton M ...

, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marine Corps, Her Majesty's Naval Service) *Reconnaissance Troop (

42 Commando 42 Commando (42 Cdo) (pronounced as Four-Two Commando) is a subordinate unit within the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade. Based at Bickleigh Barracks near Plymouth, personnel regularly deploy outside the United Kingdom on operations or training. ...

, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marine Corps, Her Majesty's Naval Service) *Reconnaissance Troop (

45 Commando 45 Commando Royal Marines (pronounced "four-five commando") is a battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of the ...

, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marine Corps, Her Majesty's Naval Service) * Mountain Leader Training Cadre *

Special Boat Service The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The SBS can trace its origins back to the Second World War when the Army Special Boat Section was formed in 1940. After the Second World War, the Roya ...

Royal Air Force

* No. 5 Squadron RAF *

No. 51 Squadron RAF Number 51 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Since 2014 it has operated the Boeing RC-135W Airseeker R.1, more commonly referred to as the Rivet Joint, from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. It had previously flown the Hawker Sidde ...

United States

United States Army

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Infantry Scouts and Special Reconnaissance Platoons * United States Army Special Operations Command **

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(Green Berets) ** SOT-A (Special Operations Team-Alpha) ** Combat Applications Group (Delta Force) **

75th Ranger Regiment The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as Army Rangers, is the U.S. Army's premier light infantry unit and special operations force within the United States Army Special Operations Command. The regiment is headquartered at Fort Benning, G ...

*U.S. Army Infantry

Long Range Surveillance Long-range surveillance (LRS) teams (pronounced "lurse") were elite, specially-trained surveillance units of the United States Army employed for clandestine operation by Military Intelligence for gathering direct human intelligence information de ...

*U.S. Army Infantry Battalion Reconnaissance Platoons *U.S. Army Field Artillery Advance Party Teams * Army Cavalry Scouts

United States Marine Corps

* United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) * Marine Force Reconnaissance * Marine Division Reconnaissance * Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA) Platoon * Scout-Sniper Platoon *

Light Armored Reconnaissance The United States Marine Corps Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions, or LAR Battalions, are fast and mobilized armored terrestrial reconnaissance units that conduct reconnaissance-in-force (RIF) ahead of the battalion landing teams or divisio ...

Radio Battalion Radio Battalions are tactical signals intelligence units of Marine Corps Intelligence. There are currently three operational Radio Battalions in the Marine Corps organization: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. In fleet operations, teams from Radio Battalions are ...

*United States Marine Corps Field Artillery Advance Party Teams

United States Air Force

* United States Air Force Special Tactics

United States Navy

United States Navy SEALs The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting s ...

* Navy SWCC * Special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman * Seabee Engineer Reconnaissance Team

Vietnam

Vietnam People's Army

Each Corps and Military Region in VPA have 1 Recon Battalion. In each Battalion have 2 Land Recon Companies or 2 Mechanical Recon Companies and 1 Special Recon Company. *701st Special Recon Battalion of 1st Corps *1st Special Recon Battalion of 2nd Corps *28th Special Recon Battalion of 3rd Corps *46th Special Recon Battalion of 4th Corps *20th Recon Battalion of

High Command of Capital Hanoi The Hanoi Capital Command ( vi, Bộ tư lệnh Thủ đô Hà Nội) of the People's Army of Vietnam, is directly under the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defe ...

*31st Recon Battalion of 1st Military Region *20th Recon Battalion of 2nd Military Region *31st Recon Battalion of 3rd Military Region *12th Recon Battalion of

4th Military Region The 4th Military Region of Vietnam People's Army, is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the North Central Vietnam. The predecessor, 4th War Zone ( vi, Chiến ...

*32nd Recon Battalion of 5th Military Region *47th Recon Battalion of 7th Military Region *Recon Battalion under the staff HQ of 9th Military Region Beside, each Army Division, independent Regiment, Commando Brigade and provincial military command also have 1 Recon Company.

References

{{Authority control Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops ( skirmishe ...