Post by Poor Richard on Dec 29, 2023 11:15:58 GMT -7
US intelligence officials determined the Chinese spy balloon used a US internet provider to communicate
The Daily Mail reports "Intelligence officials have revealed a Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US for a week in February used an American internet service provider to communicate.
The balloon had drifted east and entered US airspace over Alaska on 28 January and was tracked as it flew over Malmstrom Air Force base in Montana, where nuclear assets are stored.
On 4 February, the Air Force sent an F-22 fighter jet armed with an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to take the balloon down over water.
In a new report from NBC, the outlet cited two current and one former U.S. official familiar with the report as its source.
The report stated that the balloon was connected to a US-based company and communicating with China about its navigation."
Read the full story here.
The balloon had drifted east and entered US airspace over Alaska on 28 January and was tracked as it flew over Malmstrom Air Force base in Montana, where nuclear assets are stored.
On 4 February, the Air Force sent an F-22 fighter jet armed with an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to take the balloon down over water.
In a new report from NBC, the outlet cited two current and one former U.S. official familiar with the report as its source.
The report stated that the balloon was connected to a US-based company and communicating with China about its navigation."
Read the full story here.