Exclusive: U.S. intelligence agencies were aware of up to four additional Chinese spy balloons. Previously unreported top-secret documents show one balloon flew over a U.S. carrier strike group and others had sophisticated surveillance capabilities.
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caught elements of China’s government by surprise, according to a third document that relies on intercepted communications.
The lack of detailed conclusions about the balloon’s surveillance capabilities raises questions about the decision to let it fly over the United States before shooting it down, an action the Defense DepartmentEngineers at the National Space Intelligence Center, which is affiliated with the Space Force, assessed that the solar panels on Killeen-23 could generate upward of 10,000 watts of solar power, more than enough to operate any surveillance capability, including synthetic aperture radar,...
Balloons offer a “potent way to conduct” surveillance, Byrne said, because they can gain higher-resolution data and their launch is “quieter” than putting a satellite into space.Chinese military researchers have for years written about the advantages of deploying SAR capabilities on “near space” vehicles. An
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