The following is a list of notable military reconnaissance units from around the world.

Australia

Australian Army

Royal Australian Regiment The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the parent administrative regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army and is the senior infantry regiment of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. It was originally formed in 1948 as a t ...

**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 f ...

** 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment * Australian Army Aviation ** 161st Reconnaissance Squadron ** 162nd Reconnaissance Squadron * Royal Australian Armoured Corps ** 1st Armoured Regiment ** 2nd Cavalry Regiment ** 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) ** 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers ** 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse ** 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers ** 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles) ** 10th Light Horse Regiment * Special Operations Command ** Special Air Service Regiment ** 1st Commando Regiment reconnaissance platoon ** 2nd Commando Regiment reconnaissance platoon

Royal Australian Air Force

* Air Combat Group RAAF ** No. 4 Squadron RAAF * Surveillance & Response Group RAAF ** No. 10 Squadron RAAF ** No. 11 Squadron RAAF

Royal Australian Navy

* Clearance Diving Branch

Brazil

Brazilian Army

* Amazon Military Command (CMA) **3rd Special Forces Company **4th Army Aviation Battalion **12th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron * Eastern Military Command (CML) **2nd Guard Cavalry Regiment **4th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron **11th Mountain Infantry Battalion ** Paratroopers Brigade ***Pathfinders Company * Northern Military Command (CMN) **22nd Jungle Cavalry Squadron **23rd Jungle Cavalry Squadron **24th Light Infantry Battalion * Northeastern Military Command (CMNE) **10th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron **16th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment **19th Hunters Battalion **28th Hunters Battalion **23rd Hunters Battalion **25th Hunters Battalion * Planalto Military Command (CMP) **1st Guard Cavalry Regiment **3rd Mechanized Cavalry Squadron ** Special Operations Command (C Op Esp) *** 1st Commando Actions Battalion (1º BAC) ****Snipers and Reconnaissance Detachment (1st BAC-DRC) *** 1st Special Forces Battalion (1º B F Esp) * Southern Military Command (CMS) **3rd Guard Cavalry Regiment **5th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron **6th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron **8th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron **16th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron * Southeastern Military Command (CMSE) **1st Army Aviation Battalion **2nd Army Aviation Battalion **1st Light Cavalry Squadron **13th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment * Western Military Command (CMO) **3rd Army Aviation Battalion **10th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment **11th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment **17th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment **20th Armored Cavalry Regiment

Brazilian Navy

Brazilian Marine Corps The Brazilian Marine Corps (, CFN; or 'Corps of Naval Riflemen') is the Brazilian Navy's naval infantry component. It relies on the fleet and Brazilian Naval Aviation, Naval Aviation and fields its own artillery, amphibious and land armor, COMA ...

(CFN) **1st Riverine Operations Battalion ***Special Operation Platoon (Pelopesp) ** COMANF ***1st Special Operations Company **Marines Infantry Reconnaissace and Surveillance Platoons (Pelotões de Reconhecimento e Vigilância da Infantaria de fuzileiros navais) * GRUMEC

Brazilian Air Force

*1º/6º GAv *1º/10º GAv *1º/12º GAv *1º/14º GAv *2º/6º GAv *2º/7º GAv *3º/10º GAv *7º/8º GAv * Para-SAR

Cambodia

* 911th Special Forces Regiment

Canada

Pathfinder Pathfinder, Path Finder or Pathfinders may refer to: Aerospace * ''Mars Pathfinder'', a NASA Mars Lander * NASA Pathfinder, a high-altitude, solar-powered uncrewed aircraft * Space Shuttle ''Pathfinder'', a Space Shuttle test simulator Arts and ...

s *(1st Battalion,

Royal Canadian Regiment The Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The regiment consists of four battalions, three in the Regular Force and one in the primary reserve. The RCR is ranked first in the order of precedence amongst Canadi ...

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

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH(RC)) is a regular armoured warfare, 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' ...

Recce Squadron *(3rd Battalion,

Royal 22nd Regiment The Royal 22nd Regiment (R22R; ) is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. Known colloquially in English as the Van Doos (representing an anglicized pronunciation of the French number twenty-two, ) or in French as , the mostly francophone re ...

) (Peloton Fantassin de Reconnaissance) *1st Battalion,

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI, generally referred to as the Patricias) 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 * Queen's York Rangers (RCAC) Armoured Recce - Primary Reserve Unit *

South Alberta Light Horse The South Alberta Light Horse (SALH) is a Canadian Army armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve. It traces its complicated lineage to the Rocky Mountain Rangers, and claims its direct ancestry to the 15th Light Horse, along ...

(SALH) Armoured Recce - Primary Reserve Unit

Denmark

* Guard Hussar Regiment **3rd Reconnaissance Battalion ***1st Light Reconnaissance Squadron ***2nd Light Reconnaissance Squadron ***3rd Light Reconnaissance Squadron (inactive until 2023) * Danish Home Guard **Home Guard Command ***Special Support and Reconnaissance

Finland

Finnish Army The Finnish Army ( , ) is the army, land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches: infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, Combat engineering, engineer ...

** Armoured Brigade ***Armoured Jäger Company **

Guard Jaeger Regiment The Guard Jaeger Regiment (; ) is a Finnish Army unit located in Santahamina, an island district of Helsinki. The regiment trains Guard jaegers for fighting military operations in urban terrain ( MOUT). The primary function of wartime units for ...

***Recon Company ** Jaeger Brigade ***Jaeger Recon Platoon ** Kainuu Brigade ***Kainuu Jaeger Recon Platoon ** Karelia Brigade ***Mechanized Jaeger Recon Platoon **

Pori Brigade The Pori Brigade (; ), based in Huovinrinne, Säkylä and Niinisalo, Kankaanpää is a Finnish Army unit directly under the command of Army headquarters. It comprises six battalion-level units and also trains soldiers for the Finnish Rapid Deploy ...

***Ostrobothnia Jäger Battalion ** Sissi ** Utti Jaeger Regiment ***Paratrooper Company *

Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy ( , ) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short for "Finnish Navy ship", but ...

** Nyland Brigade (NylBr) *** Finnish Coastal Jaegers *

Finnish Air Force The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; ; ) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. Its peacetime tasks are airspace surveillance, identification flights, and production of readiness formations for wartime conditions. The Finnish Air ...

(FiAF) ** No. 11 Squadron ** No. 31 Squadron

France

French Army The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, Fren ...

** 1st Armored Division (1re DB) *** 9th Marine Infantry Brigade (9e BIMa) *** 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (27e BIM) ****4th Regiment of Mounted Chasseurs ** 2nd Armoured Brigade (2e BB) *** 12th Cuirassier Regiment (12e RC) ****Brigade Reconnaissance Squadron (Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation de la 2e Brigade blindée (EEI)) ** 3rd Armored Division (3e DB) *** 2nd Dragoon Regiment (2e RD) *** 6th Light Armoured Brigade (6e BLB) **** 1st Spahi Regiment **** 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) *****Reconnaissance and Support Company (CEA) **** 21st Marine Infantry Regiment (21e RIMa) *****Reconnaissance and Support Company (CEA) *** 11th Parachute Brigade (11e BP) **** 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment (1er RHP) *****3rd Squadron (3e Escadron) **** 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment (1er R.C.P) *****Reconnaissance and Support Company (CEA) ****

2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment () is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force. Si ...

(2e REP) *****Elite Snipers Platoon (STE) **** 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 3e RPIMa *****Reconnaissance and Support Company (CEA) **** 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (8e RPIMa) *****Reconnaissance and Support Company (CEA) ** French Army Special Forces Command (COM FST) *** 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er RPIMa) ****1e Compagnie ****4e Compagnie *** 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment (13e RDP) ****Long Range Communications Squadron ** French Army Light Aviation (ALAT) *** 4th Airmobile Brigade (4e BAM) **** 1st Combat Helicopter Regiment (1er RHC) *****Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopter Squadrons **** 3rd Combat Helicopter Regiment (3e RHC) *****Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopter Squadrons **

French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion (, also known simply as , "the Legion") is a corps of the French Army created to allow List of militaries that recruit foreigners, foreign nationals into French service. The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consis ...

(FFL) ***

3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment () is an infantry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. The regiment is stationed in French Guiana. Its mission includes the protection of the Guiana Space Centre, a European Space Agency (ESA) f ...

(3e REI) ****Command and Support Company (CCS) *

French Navy The French Navy (, , ), informally (, ), is the Navy, maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of History of France, France. It is among the largest and most powerful List of navies, naval forces i ...

** Commandos Marine ***Commando de Montfort ***Commando de Penfentenyo *

French Air and Space Force The French Air and Space Force (, , ) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. Formed in 1909 as the ("Aeronautical Service"), a service arm of the French Army, it became an independent military branch in 1934 as the French Air F ...

**33rd Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Attack Wing **Air and Space Force Special Forces Brigade (BFSA) *** Air Parachute Commando No. 10 (CPA 10) *** Air Parachute Commando No. 30 (CPA 30) ****Tactical Air Control Party (GCAT) ** Air Forces Command (CFA) ***Fighter Brigade *

National Gendarmerie The National Gendarmerie ( ) is one of two national law enforcement forces of France, along with the National Police (France), National Police. The Gendarmerie is a branch of the French Armed Forces placed under the jurisdiction of the Minister ...

** Air Transport Gendarmerie (GTA) **

Maritime Gendarmerie The Maritime Gendarmerie () is a component of the French National Gendarmerie under operational control of the chief of staff of the French Navy. It employs 1,157 personnel and operates around thirty patrol boats and high-speed motorboats distri ...

Georgia

Georgian Land Forces The Georgian Land Forces ( ka, საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები) are the land force component of the Defense Forces of Georgia. They are the largest branch of the military and constitute the bulk o ...

**Reconnaissance Battalion *

Georgian Special Operations Forces The Georgian Special Operations Command ( ka, სპეციალური ოპერაციების სარდლობა) are the Special forces, special operations forces component of the Defense Forces of Georgia. They have been ...

(GSOF)

Germany

German Army The German Army (, 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Federal Republic of Germany, Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German together with the German Navy, ''Marine'' (G ...

(Heer) ** 1st Panzer Division *** 9th Panzerlehr Brigade ****3rd Reconnaissance Demonstration Battalion *** 21st Panzer Brigade ****7th Reconnaissance Battalion *** 41st Panzergrenadier Brigade ****6th Reconnaissance Battalion ** 10th Panzer Division ***12th Panzer Brigade ****8th Reconnaissance Battalion *** 37th Panzergrenadier Brigade ****13h Reconnaissance Battalion **Heeresaufklärungstruppe ** Rapid Forces Division ***23rd Mountain Brigade ****230th Mountain Reconnaissance Battalion *** Deep Reconnaissance Company 200 (FSLK200) *** EGB Forces ***

Kommando Spezialkräfte The Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) (, alternatively Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM)) is a unified combatant command and a large brigade-level unit of the German Army (Heer) designated to perform Covert operation, covert operations, ca ...

(KSK) ****Parachutes/Air Handling Platoon ****Special Reconnaissance Company ***Long Range Reconnaissance Company *

German Navy The German Navy (, ) is part of the unified (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Marine'' (German Navy) became the official ...

(Deutsche Marine) ** Aufklärungskompanie ** Kampfschwimmer (KSM) *

German Air Force The German Air Force (, ) is the aerial warfare branch of the , the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the ) was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War as the aerial warfare branch of the armed forces of West Ger ...

(Luftwaffe) ** Kampfretter ** Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51 (formerly designated as Aufklärungsgeschwader 51)

Greece

Hellenic Army The Hellenic Army (, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the army, land force of Greece. The term Names of the Greeks, '' Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches ...

**1st Armored Cavalry Battalion ** 1st Army Aviation Brigade "Kilkis-Lachanas" ** 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade "El Alamein" ** 32nd Marines Brigade ***32nd Medium Tank Squadron *

Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; , abbreviated ΠΝ) is the Navy, naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independ ...

** MYK *

Hellenic Air Force The Hellenic Air Force (HAF; , sometimes abbreviated as ΠΑ) is the air force of Greece (''Hellenic'' being the endonym for ''Greek'' in the Greek language). It is considered to be one of the largest air forces in NATO, and is globally placed 1 ...

**31st Search and Rescue Operations Squadron (31st SAROS)

Ireland

Army Ranger Wing The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) (, "''SFA''") is the special forces, special operations force of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Irish Defence Forces, the military of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is a branch of the Irish Army, it also selects pers ...

(ARW) * Cavalry Corps (CAV) *Naval Service Diving Section (NSDS)

Italy

Carabinieri The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign poli ...

** 1st Carabinieri Paratroopers Regiment "Tuscania" **4th Mounted Carabinieri Regiment ** Carabinieri Heliborne Squadron "Cacciatori di Sicilia" ** Carabinieri Mobile Units Division ** Carabinieri Specialist Units Division ***Carabinieri Airmobile Groupment ** Gruppo di intervento speciale (GIS) *

Italian Army The Italian Army ( []) is the Army, land force branch of the Italian Armed Forces. The army's history dates back to the Italian unification in the 1850s and 1860s. The army fought in colonial engagements in China and Italo-Turkish War, Libya. It ...

(EI) ** Airmobile Brigade "Friuli" *** 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment "Aldebaran" *** 4th Army Aviation Regiment "Altair" *** 5th Army Aviation Regiment "Rigel" ** Alpine Brigade "Julia" *** Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2nd) ** Alpine Brigade "Taurinense" *** Regiment "Nizza Cavalleria" (1st) ** Army Special Forces Command (COMFOSE) *** 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment *** 9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment "Col Moschin" *** 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" ** Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" *** Regiment "Cavalleggeri Guide" (19th) **

Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli" The Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli" is a brigade of the Italian Army, based in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto regions. The Brigade consists of a command unit, a cavalry regiment, an amphibious infantry regiment, an artillery regiment, ...

*** Lagunari Regiment "Serenissima" ****Amphibious Reconnaissance Company *** Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th) ** Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore" ***Pathfinder Company "Folgore" *

Italian Navy The Italian Navy (; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the ''Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy) after World War II. , the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active per ...

(MM) ** COMSUBIN **

Italian Naval Aviation The Italian Naval Aviation () is the Naval aviation, naval air component of the Italian Navy composed of around 2000 men and women and 69 aircraft and helicopters. History It is more commonly known as Naval Aviation as it received various of ...

(AN) ***4th Helicopter Group ** San Marco Marine Brigade *** 1st San Marco Regiment ****Paratroopers Swimmers Company ****Special Operations Company *

Italian Air Force The Italian Air Force (; AM, ) is the air force of the Italy, Italian Republic. The Italian Air Force was founded as an independent service arm on 28 March 1923 by Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, King Victor Emmanuel III as the ("Royal Air Force ...

(AM) **9th Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance - Electronic Warfare (ISTAR-EW) Air Brigade **17th Raiders Wing **154th All-weather Fighter-Bomber/All-weather Reconnaissance Fighter Squadron

India

Indian Army

Arunachal Scouts The Arunachal Scouts is a mountain infantry regiment of the Indian army based in Arunachal Pradesh. This unit specializes in cold-weather warfare and mountain warfare, counterinsurgency, jungle warfare, long-range penetration, maneuver warfare, r ...

Ladakh Scouts The Ladakh Scouts is a mountain infantry regiment of the Indian Army, nicknamed as the "Snow Warriors" or "Snow Leopards". The regiment specializes in cold-weather warfare and mountain warfare, long-range penetration, maneuver warfare, raiding w ...

Mechanised Infantry Regiment The Mechanised Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, comprising 27 battalions (including 3 tracked and 2 wheeled reconnaissance and support battalions) dispersed under various armoured formations throughout India. Togethe ...

**17th Battalion **19th Battalion **23rd Battalion **24th Battalion **25th Battalion * Parachute Regiment * Ghatak Platoon *

Sikkim Scouts The Sikkim Scouts is a regiment of the Indian Army based in and recruited from the state of Sikkim. Raised in 2013 and made operational in 2015, it is the newest Indian Army regiment. The regiment was formed along the lines of the Ladakh Scou ...

Indian Navy

* Indian Naval Air Arm (INAA) ** INAS 313 ** INAS 342 ** INAS 343 ** INAS 344 ** INAS 550 * MARCOS

Indian Air Force

*Air Commands ** Central Air Command (CAC) *** No. 7 Squadron *** No. 24 Squadron *** No. 27 Squadron ** Eastern Air Command (EAC) *** No. 106 Squadron ** Southern Air Command (SAC) *** No. 109 Helicopter Unit ** South Western Air Command (SWAC) *** No. 4 Squadron *** No. 6 Squadron *** No. 31 Squadron ** Western Air Command (WAC) *** No. 3 Squadron *** No. 131 Helicopter Flight *** No. 132 Helicopter Flight * Garud Commando Force

Paramilitary forces

* Assam Rifles (AR) * Border Security Force (BSF) *

COBRA COBRA or Cobra, often stylized as CoBrA, was a European avant-garde art group active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home countries' capital cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels ...

* Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) *

Sashastra Seema Bal The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB; ) is a Central Armed Police Forces, central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding Border guard, India’s borders with Indi ...

(SSB) * Special Frontier Force (SFF)

Indonesia

*3rd Group ''Sandi Yudha'',

Army An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...

Special Forces Command (

Kopassus The Kopassus (, 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 (military), direct action, unconventional warfare, sabot ...

) *2nd Special Operations Detachment,

Navy A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the military branch, branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral z ...

Special Forces ( Kopaska) *Amphibious Reconnassiance Battalion ( Taifib), Indonesian Marine Corps *Cavalry Reconnaissance Company (''Kikavtai''), Cavalry Corps,

Indonesian Army The Indonesian Army ( (TNI-AD), ) is the army, land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,400 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its roots in 1945 when the (TKR) "People's Se ...

*Combat Reconnaissance Platoon, Kostrad,

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

* Paskhas,

Indonesian Air Force The Indonesian Air Force (, sometimes shortened as IDAF / IdAF) is the Air force, aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The Indonesian Air Force is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is headed by the Chief of Staff of th ...

Israel

*Ground Forces **Infantry Corps (Battalions) ***Brigade Reconnaissance Battalions & Companies ****93rd Reconnaissance Battalion – Kfir Brigade ****631st Reconnaissance Battalion –

Golani Brigade The 1st "Golani" Brigade (, ''Hativat Golani'') is an Israeli military infantry brigade. It is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. It is one of the five infantry brigades of the regular Is ...

****846th Reconnaissance Battalion – Givati Brigade **** 934th Reconnaissance Battalion – Nahal Brigade ****5135th Reconnaissance Battalion – Paratroopers Brigade ****Reserve Brigades Reconnaissance Battalions *** Oz Brigade (

Commandos A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as opp ...

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

commando A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as oppo ...

unit) ****Sayeret Yael ** Combat Intelligence Collection Corps ***Infantry Forces "YAHMAM" **Artillery Corps ***Unit Sky Rider * Sayeret Matkal *Air Force **7th Wing *** Shaldag *Navy **

Shayetet 13 Shayetet 13 () is a naval commando 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, sabotage, maritime intelligence ...

*Military Intelligence Directorate **Special Operations Command *** Sayeret Matkal **Collective Units ***Unit 8200 ****Field SIGINT Collection Unit

Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force The , , also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service branches. New military guidelines, announced in December 2010, direct ...

(JGSDF) **Ground Component Command (GCC) *** Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) ****Reconnaissance Battalion *** Central Army **** 3rd Division *****3rd Reconnaissance Combat Battalion **** 10th Division *****10th Reconnaissance Combat Battalion **** 13th Brigade *****13th Reconnaissance Combat Battalion **** 14th Brigade *****14th Reconnaissance Company ****Central Army Aviation Group *****Central Army Helicopter Battalion *** Eastern Army **** 1st Division *****1st Reconnaissance Combat Battalion **** 12th Brigade *****12th Reconnaissance Company ****Eastern Army Aviation Group *****Eastern Army Helicopter Battalion *** Northern Army ****1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade *****101st Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Battery **** 2nd Division *****2nd Reconnaissance Company **** 5th Brigade *****5th Reconnaissance Company **** 7th Division *****7th Reconnaissance Company **** 11th Brigade *****11th Reconnaissance Company ****Northern Army Aviation Group *****Northern Army Helicopter Battalion *** North Eastern Army **** 6th Division *****6th Reconnaissance Company **** 9th Division *****9th Reconnaissance Combat Battalion ****North Eastern Army Aviation Group *****North Eastern Army Helicopter Battalion *** Western Army **** 4th Division *****4th Reconnaissance Combat Battalion **** 8th Division *****8th Reconnaissance Company **** 15th Brigade *****15th Reconnaissance Company ****Western Army Aviation Group *****Western Army Helicopter Battalion *

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force The , abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy ( ...

(JMSDF) ** Fleet Air Force ***Fleet Air Wing 31 ****Air Reconnaissance Squadron 81 ** Special Boarding Unit (SBU)

Laos

*426th Special Forces Company

Myanmar

Myanmar Army The Myanmar Army (; ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar, and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The Myanmar Army maintains the second largest active force in Southea ...

**Armoured Reconnaissance Battalions **Light Infantry Reconnaissance Company **Pathfinders Company **Special Forces Brigades *

Myanmar Navy The Myanmar Navy (; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. With 19,000 active personnel, the navy operates more than 227 vessels. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in counterinsurgency, counte ...

**Myanmar Navy SEALs

Netherlands

* 11 BVE, 42 BVE, 43 BVE (brigade reconnaissance squadrons) *104 JVE (Ground-Based Long-Range Recce Squadrons), Joint ISTAR Command (JISTARC) * Pathfinders (Airmobile) * Korps Commandotroepen *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

* Waikato Mounted Rifles * NZSAS *Reconnaissance Platoon, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment

North Korea

Korean People's Army The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Korean People's Army Ground Force, Ground Force, the Ko ...

(KPA) ** I Corps ***Reconnaissance Battalion ** XI Corps ***17th Reconnaissance Brigade ** Korean People's Army Special Operations Forces (KPASOF) *

Korean People's Navy The Korean People's Army Navy (KPANF; ) or the Korean People's Navy (KPN) is the Navy, naval component of the Korean People's Army, the North Korean armed forces. There are some 780 vessels including 70 midget submarines (including the Yono-cla ...

(KPANF) **Naval Commandos

Philippines

*32nd Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Squadron *71st Maritime Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron (71st MUARS) * Armor "Pambato" Division *Aviation "Hiraya" Regiment *Division Reconnaissance Company (DRC) *Marine Scout Snipers (MSS) * Marine Special Operations Group (MSOG) *

Naval Special Operations Command The Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM) is a separate command of the Philippine Navy trained in special operations, sabotage, psychological warfare, psychological and unconventional warfare and is heavily influenced by the United States Na ...

(NAVSOCOM) * Scout Rangers

Portugal

*3rd Cavalry Regiment (RC3) **1st Reconnaissance Platoon (1PelRec) **2nd Reconnaissance Platoon (2PelRec) *5th Artillery Regiment (RA5) **Information, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance Surveillance Systems Company *6th Cavalry Regiment (RC6) **Recognition Group (GRec) * Air-Land Pathfinders Company (Precs) * Commando Regiment *Core of Tactical Operations of Protection (NOTP) * CTOE * DAE * GOE *Mechanized Brigade Command **Reconnaissance Squadron (ERec) * Navy's Helicopter Squadron

Russia

Federal Security Service The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation �СБ, ФСБ России (FSB) is the principal security agency of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB; its immediate predecessor was the Federal Counterin ...

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

Spetsnaz GRU Spetsnaz GRU, 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 GRU (Russian Federation), GRU, the foreign military intelligence agency of ...

: 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 14th, 16th, 24th, 25th Spetsnaz Brigade (obrSpN) ** 45th Detached Reconnaissance Regiment Specnaz VDV (orpSpN) ** Russian commando frogmen: 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 Brigade for Special Operations * 126th Air Surveillance, Early Warning and Guidance Brigade (VOJIN) * 353rd Reconnaissance Squadron *Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (Niš)

South Africa

* 1 Special Service Battalion * 10 Squadron SAAF * 44 Pathfinder Platoon * South African Special Forces (Recces)

South Korea

Republic of Korea Army The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; ), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the largest of the military branches of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces with 365,0 ...

(ROKA) **Army Aviation Command (AAC) *** 1st Combat Aviation Brigade ****111th Aviation Battalion ****502nd Aviation Battalion **Army Capital Defense Command (ACDC) ***35th Special Mission Battalion *** 52nd Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion *** 56th Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion **Army Mobilization Force Command (AMFC) *** 60th Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion *** 66th Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion *** 72nd Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion *** 73rd Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion *** 75th Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion ** Ground Operations Command (GOC) *** 36th Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion *** 55th Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion ***Capital Corps ****700th Commando Regiment *** I Corps **** 1st Infantry Division *****Reconnaissance Battalion **** 2nd Armored Brigade *****Armored Reconnaissance Company **** 9th Infantry Division *****Reconnaissance Battalion **** 25th Infantry Division *****Reconnaissance Battalion **** 30th Armored Brigade *****Armored Reconnaissance Company ****701st Commando Regiment *** II Corps **** 7th Infantry Division *****Reconnaissance Battalion **** 15th Infantry Division *****Reconnaissance Battalion ****702nd Commando Regiment *** III Corps ****1st Mountain Brigade *****Reconnaissance Company **** 12th Infantry Division *****Reconnaissance Battalion **** 20th Armored Brigade *****Armored Reconnaissance Company **** 21st Infantry Division *****Reconnaissance Battalion **** 22nd Infantry Division *****Reconnaissance Battalion **** 102nd Armored Brigade *****Armored Reconnaissance Company ****703rd Commando Regiment *** VII Maneuver Corps ****1st Air Assault Battalion *****1st Air Assault Reconnaissance Platoon ****2nd Air Assault Battalion *****2nd Air Assault Reconnaissance Platoon **** 8th Maneuver Division *****Armored Reconnaissance Battalion **** 11th Maneuver Division *****Armored Reconnaissance Battalion **** Capital Mechanized Infantry Division *****Armored Reconnaissance Battalion **Army 2nd Operations Command ***31st Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion *** 32nd Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion ***35th Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion ***37th Infantry Division ****Reconnaissance Battalion *

Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ), also known as the ROK Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and Amphibious warfare, amphibious operations. The South ...

(ROKN) **Naval Air Command **

Republic of Korea Marine Corps The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC; ), also known as the ROK Marine Corps, ROK Marines or South Korean marines, is the naval infantry of South Korea. The ROKMC is a branch of the Republic of Korea Navy responsible for amphibious operat ...

(ROKMC) ***

1st Marine Division The 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) is a Marine (military), Marine Division (military), division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It is the ground combat element of the I Marine E ...

****1st Reconnaissance Battalion *** 2nd Marine Division ****2nd Reconnaissance Battalion ***6th Marine Brigade ****6th Reconnaissance Company ***Special Reconnaissance Battalion (SRB) **

Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla The Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla (; Hanja: 大韓民國海軍特殊戰戰團), name abbreviated NAVSPECWARFLOT or WARFLOT, is a special forces, special operations force of the Republic of Korea Navy. The WARFLOT is most comm ...

(WARFLOT) ***Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) *

Republic of Korea Air Force The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF; ), also known as the ROK Air Force or South Korean Air Force, is the Air force, aerial and Space force, space warfare service branch of South Korea, operating under the Ministry of National Defense (South K ...

(ROKAF) **Air Mobility & Reconnaissance Command (AMRC) ***39th Reconnaissance Wing **Combat Control Team (CCT) **Special Air Force Rescue Team (SAFRT)

Sweden

* Life Regiment Hussars, 32nd Intelligence Battalion (ISTAR) * Norrland Dragoon Regiment (I 19), Army Ranger Battalion * 1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1), 202nd Coastal Ranger Company *

Swedish Air Force The Swedish Air Force ( or just ) is the air force Military branch, 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 escalatin ...

, Swedish Air Force Rangers * Swedish Home Guard, Home Guard reconnaissance companies

Thailand

Royal Thai Army The Royal Thai Army or RTA (; ) is the army of Thailand and the oldest and largest branch of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. History Origin The Royal Thai Army is responsible for protecting the kingdom's sovereignty. The army was formed in 187 ...

(RTA) **3rd Reconnaissance Cavalry Company (3rd RCC) **4th Reconnaissance Cavalry Company (4th RCC) **5th Reconnaissance Cavalry Company (5th RCC) **6th Reconnaissance Cavalry Company (6th RCC) ** 30th Cavalry Squadron, 2nd Infantry Division, Queen Sirikit's Guard ** 31st Infantry Regiment, King Bhumibol's Guard ***Reconnaissance Patrol Company (RPC) **Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols Company (LRRP) *

Royal Thai Navy The Royal Thai Navy (Abbreviation, Abrv: RTN, ทร.; , ) is the Navy, naval warfare force of Thailand. Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known as the father of the Royal N ...

(RTN) ** Royal Thai Navy SEALs ** RTMC Reconnaissance Battalion (RECON) *

Royal Thai Air Force The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) (; ) is the air force of the Kingdom of Thailand. Since its establishment in 1913 as one of the earliest air forces of Asia, the Royal Thai Air Force has engaged in numerous major and minor conflicts. During the ...

(RTAF) **402 Elint Reconnaissance Squadron (402 ERS) ** Special Operations Regiment (SOR)

Turkey

* General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSKGB) ** ÖKK *

Turkish Land Forces The Turkish Land Forces () is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant campaigns since the foun ...

(TKK) **Armored Brigade **Army Aviation Regiment **Commando Brigades ** Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command (KTBKK) ***49th Special Force Regiment (49th SFR) ** Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade *

Turkish Naval Forces The Turkish Naval Forces (), or Turkish Navy (), is the naval warfare service branch of the TAF. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was established as the ''Directorate o ...

(TDK) **Underwater Defence (Turkish Armed Forces), SAS **Underwater Offence (Turkish Armed Forces), SAT *Turkish Air Force (THK) **Combat Search and Rescue (Turkish Armed Forces), Personel Kurtarma

United Kingdom

British Army

*Light Cavalry & Armoured Cavalry Regiments **Household Cavalry Regiment **1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards & Royal Yeomanry **Royal Scots Dragoon Guards & Scottish & North Irish Yeomanry **Royal Dragoon Guards **Royal Lancers, Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth’s own) **Light Dragoons, The Light Dragoons & Queen's Own Yeomanry *Infantry of the British Army, Infantry Battalion Reconnaissance Platoons *4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery RA *Honourable Artillery Company *16 Air Assault Brigade#Pathfinder Platoon, Pathfinder Platoon, 16 Air Assault Brigade *Patrol Platoon, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom), Parachute Regiment *Patrol Platoon, 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom), Parachute Regiment *Reconnaissance Corps *Special Air Service *Special Reconnaissance Regiment *Special Reconnaissance Unit

Royal Navy

*Brigade Patrol Troop, Brigade Reconnaissance Force, Royal Marines *Reconnaissance Troop (40 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marine Corps, Her Majesty's Naval Service) *Reconnaissance Troop (42 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marine Corps, Her Majesty's Naval Service) *Reconnaissance Troop (45 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marine Corps, Her Majesty's Naval Service) *Mountain Leader Training Cadre *Special Boat Service

Royal Air Force

*No. 5 Squadron RAF *No. 51 Squadron RAF

United States

United States Army

*United States Army Special reconnaissance, Infantry Scouts and Special Reconnaissance Platoons *United States Army Special Operations Command **Special Forces (United States Army), United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets) **SOT-A, SOT-A (Special Operations Team-Alpha) **delta Force, Combat Applications Group (Delta Force) **75th Ranger Regiment (United States), 75th Ranger Regiment *U.S. Army Infantry Battalion Reconnaissance Platoons *U.S. Army Field Artillery Advance Party Teams *Cavalry Scout, Army Cavalry Scouts

United States Marine Corps

*United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) *United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance, Marine Force Reconnaissance *United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions, Marine Division Reconnaissance *STA platoon, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA) Platoon *Scout Sniper, Scout-Sniper Platoon *United States Marine Corps Light Armored Reconnaissance, Light Armored Reconnaissance *Radio Battalion *United States Marine Corps Field Artillery Advance Party Teams

United States Air Force

*Air Force Special Operations Command, United States Air Force Special Tactics

United States Navy

*United States Navy SEALs *Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen, Navy SWCC *Special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman

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 (Vietnam), 1st Corps *1st Special Recon Battalion of 2nd Corps (Vietnam), 2nd Corps *28th Special Recon Battalion of 3rd Corps (Vietnam), 3rd Corps *46th Special Recon Battalion of 4th Corps (Vietnam), 4th Corps *20th Recon Battalion of High Command of Capital Hanoi *31st Recon Battalion of 1st Military Region (Vietnam People's Army), 1st Military Region *20th Recon Battalion of 2nd Military Region (Vietnam People's Army), 2nd Military Region *31st Recon Battalion of 3rd Military Region (Vietnam People's Army), 3rd Military Region *12th Recon Battalion of 4th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army), 4th Military Region *32nd Recon Battalion of 5th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army), 5th Military Region *47th Recon Battalion of 7th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army), 7th Military Region *Recon Battalion under the staff HQ of 9th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army), 9th Military Region Beside, each Army Division, independent Regiment, Commando Brigade and provincial military command also have 1 Recon Company.

References

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