The monograph discusses the use of forces and means, complexes and systems of air and space reconnaissance by multinational forces, the armed forces of the United States and Great Britain in the Persian Gulf zone; NATO Joint Forces in Yugoslavia, U.S. Forces in Afghanistan; problematic issues that arose during the hostilities were analyzed, as well as trends in the use and further development of air and space reconnaissance systems and their components in foreign countries were investigated. The monograph was prepared on the basis of open print materials. For specialists in the field of aerospace exploration and remote sensing of the earth from near-earth space, a wide range of readers.