And the balloon is down ... https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-response-china-spy-balloon-1.6737412
It will be interesting to see, if we ever hear about it again, if it was a spy balloon or a weather balloon or if it escaped from a kids party!And the balloon is down ... https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-response-china-spy-balloon-1.6737412
Huzzah! It might be the first air-to-air 'kill' for an F-22. Some airframe is going to get a balloon decal under the cockpit.And the balloon is down ... https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-response-china-spy-balloon-1.6737412
There is apparently a second one still up; it was over Latin America.
It's amazing what the government and its procurement system can accomplish when it gets out of its own way. So long as the purchases are founded on researched military requirements and not Boxing Day morning at Best Buy it will be good.![]()
Canadian Army fast-tracking purchase of air defence, anti-tank missiles and counter-drone gear
In addition, the army will buy a counter-drone system to be used for Operation Reassurance, the Canadian Forces mission in eastern Europe, according to the Feb. 3 briefing obtained by this newspaper.ottawacitizen.com
Because leaving our allies to do everything for us makes us a client state.
The first question that popped into my mind was 'how did they get there'? Drift on the currents (like balloons)? Deployed by a Chinese commercial or 'scientific' vessel 'innocently' in the area? People need to remember that every Chinese citizen, entity and company is legally an agent of the state.![]()
Canadian military says it has tracked, stopped China surveillance in Arctic waters
Defence Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday that the Canadian federal government is aware of buoys recovered from Arctic waters, and that this type of activity is not new.www.ctvnews.ca
We need to punch at a weight that gets us into AUKUS.
Any Canadian army focus should be on the Arctic.