Tag: balloon

• Sunday, February 5th 2023 - 09:16 UTC

  US shoots down Chinese spying balloon on Biden's orders

  

  The United States Air Force Saturday shot down a spying balloon belonging to China while it was flying over territorial waters in the Atlantic Ocean, Washington confirmed. At the time it was shot down, it was reported to be about 18 km above sea level and 11 km off the coast.

• Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 11:50 UTC

  Alleged Chinese “spy” balloon causing further rift between Washington and Beijing

  

  US authorities said they detected a Chinese spy balloon flying over Latin America in addition to the one already spotted over US airspace which has triggered further diplomatic discrepancies between Washington and Beijing.