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Recon Equipment Kit in MW4 DMZ: What Is Inside

The Recon Equipment Kit holds a Seeker Drone, a Recon Drone, Heartbeat Sensors and Snapshot Grenades, plus a key. DMZ gives you one at level 19, with a Police Station Key, and another at level 46, with a Black Market Weapons Locker Key.

What is inside Print the gadgets

Last updated October 29, 2026Game version: Launch (October 23, 2026)

What is inside the Recon Equipment Kit

Two DMZ levels give you a Recon Equipment Kit. The gadgets are the same; the key is not. It is an Uncommon consumable, and you open it at the Survival Kits station in the FOB.

DMZ level	Gadgets	Key
19	Seeker Drone, Recon Drone, Heartbeat Sensors and Snapshot Grenades	Police Station KeyOpens a police station. Activision has not said which one; Hajin has 5 police stations on the official Tac Map.
46	Seeker Drone, Recon Drone, Heartbeat Sensors and Snapshot Grenades	Black Market Weapons Locker KeyOpens a black market weapons locker. Activision has not said where.

Every key and the room it opens is on our MW4 DMZ keys list.

Print the recon gadgets yourself

The kit hands you these before you can print them all. Once you have the recipes, the 3D Printer makes them from materials:

Gadget	Type	Materials	Recipe
Seeker Drone	Uncommon Field Upgrade	15 Synthetics and 15 Electronics	Find this recipe in game to unlock
Recon Drone	Rare Field Upgrade	30 Metals and 3 Electronic Sensors	Complete DMZ Orders to unlock
Heartbeat Sensor	Uncommon Tactical	25 Synthetics and 25 Chemicals	Find this recipe in game to unlock
Snapshot Grenade	Common Tactical	10 Synthetics and 10 Chemicals	Reach DMZ Level 9 to unlock

Every recipe and where its materials turn up is on our 3D Printer recipes page.

Recon, Explosives or Trap Equipment Kit

DMZ levels give you three equipment kits. Each comes once at its own level (the Recon kit twice), so you get all of them as you level up; the difference is what is inside.

Kit	DMZ level	What is inside
Explosives Equipment Kit	16	Frag Grenades, Sticky Grenades, C4 and Proximity Mines and a Gun Store Weapons Locker Key
Recon Equipment Kit	19	Seeker Drone, Recon Drone, Heartbeat Sensors and Snapshot Grenades and a Police Station Key
Trap Equipment Kit	42	Razor Wire Traps, Trip Wires, Proximity Mines and Claymores and a Gun Store Weapons Locker Key
Recon Equipment Kit	46	Seeker Drone, Recon Drone, Heartbeat Sensors and Snapshot Grenades and a Black Market Weapons Locker Key

Other kits from DMZ levels

Basic Armor Kit (level 6, Uncommon): 2-Plate Carriers and an Armor Box.
Restock Kit (level 8): Medium Backpacks, a Munitions Box and an Armor Box.
Basic Triage Kit (level 11, Uncommon): Bandages, a Med Kit, Painkillers and Radiation Blockers.
Basic Armor Kit (level 21, Uncommon): 2-Plate Carriers and an Armor Box.
Restock Kit (level 24, Uncommon): Medium Backpacks, a Munitions Box and an Armor Box.
Triage Kit (level 27, Epic): Bandages, Med Kits, Self Revives and Painkillers.
Advanced SERE Kit (level 70, Legendary): Operator Rescue Beacons, Weapon Insurance Contracts, Self Revives and Med Kits.

The Advanced SERE Kit is the one that softens losing an Operator: our MIA Operators guide explains Rescue Beacons and Weapon Insurance Contracts. What else each level unlocks is in our DMZ beginner's guide.

Questions

What is in the Recon Equipment Kit in MW4 DMZ?

a Seeker Drone, a Recon Drone, Heartbeat Sensors and Snapshot Grenades, plus a key: a Police Station Key at level 19 and a Black Market Weapons Locker Key at level 46. It is an Uncommon consumable.

How do you get the Recon Equipment Kit?

DMZ gives it to you for reaching DMZ level 19 and 46. You open it at the Survival Kits station in the FOB.

Which key is in the Recon Equipment Kit?

It depends on the level. The level 19 kit has the Police Station Key, which opens a police station. Activision has not said which one; Hajin has 5 police stations on the official Tac Map. The level 46 kit has the Black Market Weapons Locker Key, which opens a black market weapons locker. Activision has not said where.

Can you print the recon gadgets yourself?

Yes. The Seeker Drone needs 15 Synthetics and 15 Electronics (find this recipe in game to unlock); The Recon Drone needs 30 Metals and 3 Electronic Sensors (complete DMZ Orders to unlock); The Heartbeat Sensor needs 25 Synthetics and 25 Chemicals (find this recipe in game to unlock); The Snapshot Grenade needs 10 Synthetics and 10 Chemicals (reach DMZ Level 9 to unlock).

Which is better, the Recon or the Explosives Equipment Kit?

You do not choose: DMZ gives you each kit at its own level, the Explosives Equipment Kit at 16 and the Recon Equipment Kit at 19. They differ in what is inside: the Explosives kit has Frag Grenades, Sticky Grenades, C4 and Proximity Mines and a Gun Store Weapons Locker Key; the Recon kit has drones, Heartbeat Sensors and Snapshot Grenades and a Police Station or Black Market key.