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New Al-Qaida Chief Has $10 Mill Bounty on His Head – And is Based in Iran

The new leader of al-Qaida is a combat-experienced former Egyptian special forces officer with a $10 million bounty on his head in connection with terrorist acts that killed Americans and others, the United Nations announced this week. More than six months after the United States killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri …

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Aboard the USS James E Williams, Patrolling the Mediterranean

The USS James E Williams has Tomahawk cruise missiles, air-launched torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and more. Two of its guns are called Thelma and Louise. Here’s a look at this U.S. Navy destroyer as it patrols the Mediterranean. Video by British Forces News Please leave this field emptySubscribe to the Soldier of …

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New ‘UFO’ Sightings the Result of Switching Off Radar Filter That Created ‘Domain Awareness Gap’

by Susan Katz Keating The “domain awareness gap” that caused American air defenses to miss the original Chinese spy balloon may have been an automated filtering program that now has been shut off, resulting in a flurry of “UFO” discoveries, security sources said. “We’re not filtering out slow moving objects …

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Objects Shot Down Over Canada and Alaska Were Balloons, US Officials Say

Two objects that were shot down over North America were surveillance balloons, U.S. officials said. American fighter jets shot down the objects Friday and Saturday over Canada and Alaska. The balloons are believed to be part of a robust surveillance program by the Peoples Republic of China, a security source …

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Trudeau Orders Shoot-Down of High Altitude Object Over Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered a high altitude object to be shot down over Canadian airspace on Saturday, he wrote in a tweet. “I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. @NORADCommand shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian and U.S. aircraft were …

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US Fighter Jets Shot Down Foreign Object Over Alaska

American fighter jets shot down an unidentified object Friday over Alaska, U.S. officials said. President Joe Biden ordered the object to be shot down over water, spokesman John Kirby said, noting that the object was about the size of a small car, and was flying at about 40,000 feet. “It …

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Chinese Spy Balloon May Have Been Able to Eavesdrop: US Official

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 …

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Spy Balloon Was Launched by Chinese Army, Intel Sources Say

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 …

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First Look: Efforts to Recover the Chinese Spy Balloon

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, …

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Chinese Spy Balloons Slipped Through ‘Domain Awareness Gap,’ Didn’t Seem Hostile, NORAD Chief Says

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 …

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