The Admiral Pitka Recon Challenge is an international military- sports reconnaissance competition.
The main organizer of the competition is the Defence League, with the Defence Forces, the Erna Society, the Estonian Reserve Officers Association, the Estonian Scout Association and other organizations contributing to the preparation and conducting of the event.
The reconnaissance competition takes place every year in a different region of Estonia in order to reduce the advantage of an Estonian home team field.
Formerly the Admiral Pitka Recon Challenge has taken place in:
2013 Harjumaa
2014 Lääne-Virumaa
2015 Võrumaa
2016 Raplamaa
2017 Pärnumaa
2018 Jõgevamaa
2019 Valgamaa
2021 Saaremaa