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Biden directs national security team to establish better inventory for air
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Taking to Twitter, the White House said, "President Biden has directed his national security team to establish a better inventory of unmanned airborne objects in US airspace, implement further measures to improve our capacity to detect these objects, and update rules for launching and mainta
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3 objects US shot down were not likely to be spy devices: Biden
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Delivering remarks on the United States' response to recent aerial objects, Biden said, "The Intelligence Community's current assessment is that these 3 objects were most likely balloons tied to private companies or research institutions studying weather or conducting other scientific res
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Electronic sensors recovered from downed Chinese spy balloon: US military
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified as well as large sections of the structure," the US military's Northern Command said in a statement.
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China's hypocrisy over military surveillance stands out starkly
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina on 4 February was a massive 60 meters in diameter, while the payload suspended beneath probably weighed over 900kg. An American U-2 spy plane flyby of the balloon revealed all manner of sophisticated sensors slung underneath it. Measuring
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"No indication of aliens or extra-terrestrial activity," White House on re
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Since shooting down the Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, the United States has shot down three more unidentified flying objects, two in US airspace and one in Canadian airspace.
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China's high-altitude balloon programmed for intelligence collection: Whit
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Speaking at a press conference, he said, " China has a high-altitude balloon program for intelligence collection that's connected to the People's Liberation Army."
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Nearly two dozen Chinese jets detected around Taiwan after US conducts exe
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"18 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond to these activities," Taiwan's Defense Ministry tweeted.
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Concept Medical granted Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval fo
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Tampa (Florida) [US], February 13 (ANI/PRNewswire): Concept Medical Inc. (CMI), on 9th February 2023, received the Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) from the US FDA, for its Magic Touch Sirolimus Coated Balloon.
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"We're calling them objects, not balloons, for a reason," Pentagon on shoo
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The object was shaped like an octagon with strings hanging off it and did not appear to be carrying anything. It was shot down by US F-16 fighter jets on Sunday and was flying at 20,000 feet over Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It was about to go over Lake Huron when it was neutralized.
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US military shoots down high-altitude object over Lake Huron
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The operation marks the third day in a row that an unidentified object was shot down over North American airspace. An unidentified object was shot down over northern Canada on Saturday. On Friday, an unidentified object was shot down in Alaska airspace by a US F-22.
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'Far too early' to say whether object shot down over Yukon came from China
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
An F-22 fighter jet of US shot down an unidentified object over Canada on February 11, the second such incident in North America amid heightened alert following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga.
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Temporary flight restriction over Lake Michigan lifted: NORAD
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Earlier, the airspace over Lake Michigan was temporarily restricted due to national defense reasons, according to a US Federal Aviation Administration notice. The notice said the airspace was being restricted for "national defense" reasons. There was no immediate comment from the Pentagon
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