Indian forces had witnessed balloon-type objects over Andamans
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian forces had witnessed balloon-type objects over Andamans

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Indian defence forces had witnessed, over a year ago, objects similar to the alleged Chinese spy balloon busted by the American Air Force in the skies over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territories, ANI reported. However, unlike the Americans, no action was taken as the origin and the intent or origin of the balloon-type object were not clear. “Quite some time back, we had witnessed the balloon-type white object over the Andamans and high-resolution pics of the object were taken by our people from ground,” defence officials told ANI. At that time, it was also felt that it could have been a meteorological balloon as many such balloons come over India from the Pakistan side too due to winds, they said.

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Chinese spy balloons spotted over Asia, report
1 year, 5 months ago

Chinese spy balloons spotted over Asia, report

Live Mint  

Months after the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon off the US coast, a few more such airships were spotted over Japan and Taiwan lately, reported the British media broadcaster, BBC on Monday. Based on the pieces of evidence collected by an artificial intelligence company, BBC reported the presence of China's spy balloon program in the Asian subcontinent. In …

US shared clues after downing Chinese balloon
1 year, 8 months ago

US shared clues after downing Chinese balloon

Hindustan Times  

Two months after the US shot down a giant Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina, a top American military official on Monday said that the United States Air Force shared some details of the incident, including how the airship was brought down and the tactical challenges involved, with several air forces, including the Indian Air Force. He …

Discussed shooting down of Chinese spy balloon with India, says U.S. General
1 year, 8 months ago

Discussed shooting down of Chinese spy balloon with India, says U.S. General

The Hindu  

The U.S. has discussed the shooting down of the Chinese spy balloon with India and the challenges involved in its taking down, according to General Kenneth S. Wilsbach, Commander, U.S. Pacific Air Forces. He also said that for the first time ever, two B-1 long range bombers of the U.S. Air Force will join the bilateral air exercise Cope India …

Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive US military sites: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive US military sites: Report

India TV News  

Chinese spy balloons row: Nearly three months after the first Chinese spy balloon was detected over the skies of the United States, senior US officials claimed it had gathered intelligence from several sensitive American military sites. Chinese spy balloon row It is worth mentioning an alleged Chinese "spy balloon" was detected hovering over the skies of the United States on …

Indian Army charts SOP to deal with spy balloons in future
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian Army charts SOP to deal with spy balloons in future

Firstpost  

The Indian military is reportedly planning to consolidate the planned response to suspected Chinese spy balloons and put forward a presentation to the government of India for final approval New Delhi: Weeks after global outrage over a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the United States, the Indian defence forces have started preparing standard operating procedures to deal with a similar …

India spotted flying object over Andaman and Nicobar island in 2022
1 year, 9 months ago

India spotted flying object over Andaman and Nicobar island in 2022

Deccan Chronicle  

About a year ago, locals on a strategic Indian island chain that sits closer to Singapore than New Delhi spotted an unusual object in the sky: a giant balloon similar to the one the US downed earlier this month. As hundreds of people on the Andaman and Nicobar islands ventured outside and snapped photos of the unusual flying object that …

A Chinese spy balloon, missiles and ‘UFOs’: What we’ve learned about string of objects shot down by the US
1 year, 10 months ago

A Chinese spy balloon, missiles and ‘UFOs’: What we’ve learned about string of objects shot down by the US

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Before President Joe Biden ordered the US military to shoot …

How dangerous was the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon flying over US? Did Beijing target India, other countries in the past?
1 year, 10 months ago

How dangerous was the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon flying over US? Did Beijing target India, other countries in the past?

Firstpost  

The Chinese “spy” balloon has been brought down but it continues to overshadow geopolitics. “The United States was not the only target of this broader programme,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who cancelled his state visit to China after the balloon fiasco said. Also read: Explained: How the US shot down China’s ‘spy’ balloon using its most advanced and …

‘Spy balloon part of wider Chinese snooping plan, dozens flown since 2018’: US
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Spy balloon part of wider Chinese snooping plan, dozens flown since 2018’: US

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Chinese ‘spy balloon’ shot down by the US on Saturday was not a random ‘weather balloon’ blown off the course as claimed by China, but a part of a broader Chinese aerial surveillance programme ran by the People’s Liberation Army of China, US intelligence officials have said. WATCH: Just when China’s ‘spy’ balloon was shot down by …

Chinese spy balloons have targeted several countries, including India: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese spy balloons have targeted several countries, including India: Report

The Hindu  

China has operated a fleet of spy balloons targeting several countries including India and Japan, a media report has said, days after the U.S. military shot down a Chinese surveillance craft floating over sensitive installations in the country. U.S. officials have briefed its friends and allies including India on the finds of the Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down …

Did China send US-like 'spy balloons' on India too? DETAILS
1 year, 10 months ago

Did China send US-like 'spy balloons' on India too? DETAILS

India TV News  

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Balloon bickering over Biden's actions, China's intentions
1 year, 10 months ago

Balloon bickering over Biden's actions, China's intentions

The Hindu  

Republican lawmakers on February 5 accused China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon and said the Biden administration had given Beijing an intelligence opening by not downing the balloon during its high-altitude drift through American airspace. “And that certainly is an urgency that this administration does not recognise.” U.S. defense and military officials said …

Days after Chinese spy balloon warning, Colombia says ‘similar object’ spotted
1 year, 10 months ago

Days after Chinese spy balloon warning, Colombia says ‘similar object’ spotted

Hindustan Times  

Colombia said an "object" had overflown its territory after Washington warned that a suspected Chinese spy balloon similar to the one shot down off the US coast had been spotted over Latin America. Colombia's Air Force said the object with "characteristics similar to those of a balloon" was detected on Friday and "monitored until it left the national air space." …

Balloon bickering over Biden’s actions, China’s intentions
1 year, 10 months ago

Balloon bickering over Biden’s actions, China’s intentions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers on Sunday accused China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon and said the Biden administration had given Beijing an intelligence opening by not downing the balloon during its high-altitude drift through American airspace. America’s top diplomat abruptly scrapped a trip to Beijing and China’s defense ministry said in a statement …

U.S. shoots down balloon, Beijing warns of response
1 year, 10 months ago

U.S. shoots down balloon, Beijing warns of response

The Hindu  

The United States early on Sunday shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon that had floated over American airspace for several days, triggering the latest diplomatic crisis amid already worsening relations between the world’s two biggest powers. Beijing reacted angrily to the shooting down of what the U.S. called a “surveillance balloon” but Chinese authorities maintained was a civilian airship used …

Spies in the Sky: Why was a Chinese balloon lingering over the US? Is this an old tactic?
1 year, 10 months ago

Spies in the Sky: Why was a Chinese balloon lingering over the US? Is this an old tactic?

Firstpost  

A ‘high-altitude surveillance balloon’ found in the US airspace, which it claims was sent by China, has raised concerns. A senior defence official told reporters that the US has “very high confidence” it is a Chinese balloon that was flying over “sensitive sites to collect information”, reported Associated Press. Separately, Canada’s national defence department also said it had detected a …

Chinese ‘spy balloon’ spotted in American skies, Pentagon says
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese ‘spy balloon’ spotted in American skies, Pentagon says

Hindustan Times  

The Pentagon said that it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States that could be surveilling highly sensitive nuclear weapons sites. A senior US defense official told AFP that top military officials considered shooting the balloon down but did not execute the same fearing that it may endanger many people on the ground. Chinese Spy Balloon: …

US alleges Chinese spy balloon flew over sensitive military sites
1 year, 10 months ago

US alleges Chinese spy balloon flew over sensitive military sites

Al Jazeera  

The US says the surveillance balloon flying over its airspace to collect sensitive information, as China says it’s verifying the US claims. The Pentagon says it is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over United States’ airspace, reviving tensions between the two powers just days before the top US diplomat’s visit to Beijing. The Chinese foreign ministry in its …

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