List of special reconnaissance units

The following list of organizations possess the capability to conduct special reconnaissance (SR) and other special operations roles, with SR often by specialists within them. Certain organizations are tasked for response involving areas contaminated by chemicals, biological agents, or radioactivity.

Current

Brazil

* Special Operations Command (Comando de OperaÃÂ§ÃÂµes Especiais)

* Marine Special Operations Battalion (BatalhÃÂ£o de OperaÃÂ§ÃÂµes Especiais de Fuzileiros Navais, BatalhÃÂ£o Tonelero)

Bulgaria

*68th Special Forces Brigade

Canada

* Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2), the Canadian ForcesÃ¢ÂÂ special operations and counter-terrorism unit

* Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR)

China (PeopleÃ¢ÂÂs Republic of China)

* People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces

** Guangzhou Military Region Special Forces Unit - Established in 1988 as the PLAÃ¢ÂÂs first special reconnaissance group, and was later expanded in 2000 to become the first PLA special operations unit to be capable of air, sea, and land operations.

** Chengdu Military Region Special Forces Unit Ã¢ÂÂ Nickname Ã¢ÂÂFalconÃ¢ÂÂ. Established in 1992, this unit is specialised in target locating and indicating, airborne insertion, sabotage and offensive strike, and emergency evacuation. The unit was also used by Chengdu MR to experiment with various new concept equipment and tactics, including the digitised army soldier system and high-mobility land weapon platforms.

** Beijing Military Region Special Forces Unit - Established in the early 1990s, this unit is equipped with various Ã¢ÂÂhigh-techÃ¢ÂÂ equipment including unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicle (UARV), individual explosion device, handheld laser dazzling weapon, etc.

** Shenyang Military Region Special Forces Unit

** Nanjing Military Region Special Forces Unit - Nickname Ã¢ÂÂFlying DragonÃ¢ÂÂ

** Nanjing Military Region Special Forces Unit - Nickname Ã¢ÂÂEagleÃ¢ÂÂ

** Lanzhou Military Region Special Forces Unit

Czech Republic

*102nd Reconnaissance Battalion of General Karel Palecek

*601st Special Forces Group

Denmark

* JÃÂ¦gerkorpset (Danish Army)

* FrÃÂ¸mandskorpset (Royal Danish Navy)

* Special Support and Reconnaissance Company (Danish Home Guard)

Finland

*Special Operations Detachment (SOD)

France

*1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er RPIMa)

*3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (3e RPIMa)

*2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP)

*13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment (13e RDP)

*Air Parachute Commando No. 10 (CPA 10)

*Commando de Montfort

*Commando de Penfentenyo

India

*Special Frontier Force

*MARCOS

*Para Commandos (India)

*Garud Commando Force

Indonesia

*Kopassus

*Combat Reconnaissance Platoon (Ton Taipur)

*Taifib

*Kopaska

Ireland

*Army Ranger Wing (ARW)

*Directorate of Military Intelligence

Israel

Italy

*4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment (4th APR)

*17th Raiders Wing (17th RW)

*185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore"

*COMSUBIN

Netherlands

*11 Brigade Recconnaissance Squadron

*Korps Commandotroepen (KCT)

*MARSOF

New Zealand

*New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS)

Norway

*Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK)

*Kystjegerkommandoen (KJK)

*Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK)

*Intelligence regiment

Philippines

Poland

*Jednostka Wojskowa Grom

*Jednostka Wojskowa KomandosÃÂ³w

*Jednostka Wojskowa Formoza

*Jednostka Wojskowa Agat

*Jednostka Wojskowa Nil

Portugal

*Air-Land Pathfinders Company (Precs)

*Destacamento de AÃÂ§ÃÂµes Especiais (DAE)

*Special Operations Troops Centre (CTOE)

Russia

*Spetsnaz

* Federal Security Service "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 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 14th, 16th, 24th, and 25th Spetsnaz Brigade (obrSpN)

** 45th Detached Reconnaissance Regiment Spetsnaz VDV (orpSpN)

** Russian commando frogmen 42nd, 420th, 431st, and 561st Naval Reconnaissance Spetsnaz Point (omrpSpN)

** Voennaya Razvedka "Military intelligence" personnel/units within larger formations in ground troops, airborne troops and marines. Intelligence battalion in the divisions, reconnaissance company in the brigade, a reconnaissance platoon in the regiment. The same level of training as Spetsnaz GRU but not controlled by the GRU. A bat is their mascot.