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The Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina likely was able to collect and pinpoint American communications on the ground, a U.S. government official said on Thursday. The balloon was part of a fleet that had flown over “more than 40 countries across five …

The Chinese spy balloon that was shot down after transiting the United States was launched by the People’s Liberation Army, an intelligence source told Soldier of Fortune. The balloon belonged to an airship fleet with a base in Hainan province on the southern coast of China, the source confirmed. The …

First images have emerged of efforts to recover the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down in the waters off Myrtle Beach, SC. The Pentagon released these images by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyler Thompson, depicting sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2. The recovery operation involves active duty, …

The U.S. did not take out the Chinese spy balloon as it approached Alaska because it showed no “hostile intent,” the NORAD commander said, noting that his organization did not detect previous balloons because of “a domain awareness gap.”  Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, the top general in charge …

Salvage crews are taking precautions against the possible presence of explosives or toxic substances mixed in among the remnants of the downed Chinese spy balloon, military officials said. After rough seas at first thwarted efforts to recover debris from the balloon, collection efforts ramped up on Monday off the coast …

Navy divers and FBI counterspy agents are at sea off the coast of South Carolina, hunting for debris from a downed Chinese spy balloon. The search is being carried out from three Navy ships, including the USS Carter Hall, which can launch small amphibious crafts from its internal Landing Ship …

Pentagon war games for decades have assessed how U.S. forces would fare in a conflict with China’s Peoples Liberation Army. What about now: how goes the matchup? Gone are the days when Western military analysts dismissed the capabilities of Beijing’s war machine. READ MORE about China’s military. Beijing clearly wants …

Pilots of the F-22 Raptors that shot down the Chinese spy balloon may have taken their callsigns from a famous World War I flying ace. The modern pilots, whose fighter jets on Saturday took off from Langley Air Force base in Virginia, used the callsigns ‘FRANK01’ and ‘FRANK02,’ in honor …

The U.S. Air Force shot down a Chinese spy balloon Saturday afternoon over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said. The balloon’s sensor package appeared to have separated from the balloon intact, and is the subject of an intense recovery effort, sources told Soldier of Fortune. Earlier in the day, the Federal …

The U.S. on Wednesday prepared F-22 fighter jets, and imposed a 50-mile radius ground stop on air traffic in Montana, among other responses to a Chinese spy balloon above the western United States, sources told Soldier of Fortune. The ground stop occurred one day before the Pentagon convened a hasty …