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Surveillance aircraft
A surveillance aircraft is a fixed-wing unarmed aircraft designated for conducting surveillance flights, registered by the appropriate authorities of a Participating State, and equipped with coordinated surveillance equipment. The term "unarmed" means that the surveillance aircraft used for purposes of this Agreement is not equipped to carry or use weapons1.
Open Skies Treaty, Article II // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2002. No. 6. Art. 552. ↩