An F-22 fighter jet shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina one week after it was first detected. What took so long?
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden authorized the operation to shoot down the balloon.Feb 5, 2023 embed code copied Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore CBS News Bay Area CBS News Boston CBS News Chicago CBS News Colorado CBS News Detroit CBS News Los Angeles More...
The balloon would have been shot down before the US population even knew about it if it was thought to be any kind of real danger. Or at least shot it down as soon as it was reported on. Now that it's been shot down and retrieved, our DoD can analyze what kind of inf...
And, U.S. officials also said Tuesday that U.S. intelligence tracked thespy balloonthat was shot down earlier this month when it lifted off from Hainan Island, off the south coast of China. It drifted east in the direction of Guam and Hawaii and then went north toward Alaska...
Moment Chinese 'spy balloon' is shot downPresident Joe Biden had told reporters earlier that the US was "going to take care of" the balloon after it had been flying over its airspace.Sunday 5 February 2023 10:54, UK This is a modal window. Video Unavailable Footage shows the moment a ...
Report: Chinese spy balloon that was shot down was equipped with American tech According to The Wall Street Journal, the early stages of an investigation show that American technology helped the balloon collect photos, videos and other information before being shot down. ...
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The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America and became the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing. An operation was underway in U.S. territorial waters in the Atlanti...
The balloon, which officials said was carrying surveillance equipment the size of two to three school buses,was shot downover the weekend after it had been seen flying over the U.S. for several days. It was taken out of the air space at about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, officials t...
NASA was also brought it to determine what the debris field may look like when the balloon was shot down. The military also looked at how it might bring the balloon down while recovering it payload. A second balloon that was observed flying over Central and South America this week is also...