| Reconnaissance | ||||
| Antonov | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An-30 | - | 1974-date | Clank | Aerial survey aircraft; only a few built. |
| Ilyushin | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| Il-28R | - | ??-?? | Beagle | * |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| MiG-21R | - | 1965-date | Fishbed-H | * |
| MiG-25R | - | 1970-date | Foxbat | Recce variants; 1190 built in all variants, including the MiG-25PU and MiG-25RU conversion trainers.Indian version phased out in 2007. |
| Myasishchev | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| M-17/M-55 "Geofizika" | 6+ | 1982-date | Mystic-A/B | Originally developed as an ELINT aircraft, but sole survivor now used for high-altitude meteorological research; at least 6 built. |
| Neman | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| R-10 | 490 | 1937-1943 | None | * |
| Polikarpov | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| R-5 | 490 | 1928-1944 | None | Used as mail-carriers after WWII. |
| R-Z | 1,031 | 1935-1941? | None | Improved R-5. |
| Sukhoi | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| Su-17R "Strizh" | - | ??-date | Fitter | A small number of Su-17M aircraft were equipped to carry reconnaissance pods. (Note: The Su-20R version was an export model only.) |
| Su-24MR | 110+ | 1985-date | Fencer-E | Over 700 Su-24 were built for the USSR, including at least 110 reconnaissance variants. |
| Tupolev | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| R-6 | > 7,000 | 1929-?? | None | More than 7,000 built in all variants. |
| Tu-16R | 1,507+ | ??-?? | Badger-E | * |
| Tu-22R | 127 | 1962-?? | Blinder-C | * |
| Yakovlev | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| Yak-4 | 90 | 1941-1945 | None | Initially served as a night bomber, but was soon reassigned to the high-altitude reconnaissance role. |
| Yak-25RV | 165 | 1959-1974 | Mandrake | Variants include two unmanned versions. |
| Yak-27R | c.160-180 | 1960-?? | Mangrove | * |
| Yak-28R | 220+ | mid-1960s-c.1992-94 | Brewer-D | At least 220 reconnaissance variants built. |
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