China has a global spy balloon operation collecting intel on other countries' militaries, including 'strategic bases' in the US, officials say
The Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that a US fighter jet recently shot down is part of a broader global operation carried out by Beijing, US officials have revealed, and their mission has been to collect data on various militaries.
A stealth F-22 Raptor fired a single air-to-air missile at the Chinese balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday after the surveillance asset spent the previous few days floating southeast across the continental US. The downing of the balloon sent debris plummeting over 60,000 feet into the Atlantic Ocean. In the aftermath, Pentagon officials"We are aware that there have been four previous balloons that have gone over US territory.
Ryder said the purpose of the Chinese surveillance balloons was to study"strategic sites," including"strategic bases" in the continental US. The general added that the scope of this program extends across five continents and includes regions like Latin America, South America, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Europe.
This global surveillance operation has been collecting intelligence on other countries' militaries in case there's an increase in tensions or if a conflict erupts, according to
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