The U.S. military said on Monday it had recovered critical electronics from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed by a U.S. fighter jet off South Carolina's coast on Feb. 4, including key sensors presumably used for intelligence gathering.
The U.S. military and the Biden administration have acknowledged that much about the most recent, unmanned objects remains unknown, including how they stay aloft, who built them and whether they may have been collecting intelligence.
"I want to reassure Americans that these objects do not present a military threat to anyone on the ground," Austin said, speaking to reporters as he landed in Brussels for a NATO gathering. The U.S. military has said that targeting the latest objects has been more difficult than shooting down the Chinese spy balloon, given the smaller size and the objects' lack of a traditional radar signature.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Chinese military aircraft, vessels detected around Taiwan after US conducts exercises in the South China SeaChinese military aircraft and ships were detected around Taiwan on Monday morning after the U.S. held joint exercises in the South China Sea over the weekend.
Read more »
Japan, South Korea support US takedown of Chinese surveillance craftHigh-level officials from Japan and South Korea said Monday they fully back the U.S. decision to shoot down a spy balloon and possibly other surveillance objects from China.
Read more »
United States Sanctions Six Chinese Firms amid Spy Balloon IncidentThe U.S. Commerce Department on Friday announced sanctions against six Chinese aerospace companies in connection with the Chinese spy balloon that U.S. military officials shot down last weekend after it traversed U.S. airspace.
Read more »
South Deering shooting: Man shot in face while driving his car on Chicago's South SideA 23-year-old man was shot in the face while driving his vehicle Monday morning on Chicago's South Side.
Read more »
United States shoots down fourth 'unidentified object,' assumed to be another Chinese Spy Balloon -The U.S. military shot down another unidentified flying object over Lake Huron in Michigan on Sunday – the third in three days and the fourth overall after also taking down a Chinese spy balloon off the South Carolina coast on Feb. 4. The ‘unidentified aerial object,’ is assumed to be yet another Chinese Spy Balloon, and Monday morning, the NSC...
Read more »
A mainly quiet Super Bowl Sunday with rain and mtn. snow MondayA calm end to the weekend with cooler air and sloppy conditions returning Monday. FOX13
Read more »