NYT "breaking stories" feed originally identified the US response from a Super Hornet - pretty early on - and after the Pentagon/Northcom press event - corrected to F-22.
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Chinese spy balloons floating over the US and latin america
- Thread starter CallumJohn
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Clearly, that makes zero sense.
Those don't generally hang out in the Alaskan AOR.
Indeed. Any unknowing journalist can find out in 10 minutes on Google who the Air Defense players are in that part of the world. Navy Rhino is an idiotic guess.
Now it appears there is a third Chinese balloon…at this point I think they are just toying with us.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Third Chinese spy balloon is 'operating near US interests'
An anonymous source said a third balloon is likely operating near the US, but did not reveal its location. The first balloon discovered in the US was shot down today at 2.30pm.
This story is a week old.Now it appears there is a third Chinese balloon…at this point I think they are just toying with us.
Third Chinese spy balloon is 'operating near US interests'
An anonymous source said a third balloon is likely operating near the US, but did not reveal its location. The first balloon discovered in the US was shot down today at 2.30pm.
This one is newer, and points to a trend.
New unidentified ‘cylindrical’ object shot down over Canada — The Washington Post
NORAD and military aircraft spotted and tracked the latest unidentified airborne object, as a search continues off Alaska for an object downed Friday
Oh, I'm tracking. Certainly interesting.This one is newer, and points to a trend.
New unidentified ‘cylindrical’ object shot down over Canada — The Washington Post
NORAD and military aircraft spotted and tracked the latest unidentified airborne object, as a search continues off Alaska for an object downed Fridayapple.news
Yeah, I heard it on the news and picked an inaccurate link for the story.
Probably at least as capable as the EP-3 we gave them…and tik tok.
I wouldn’t go that far..