Blinken says Chinese surveillance balloon program spread over 5 continents

Pentagon declines to comment on reports that Chinese surveillance balloon flew over Coronado

Media outlets cited unnamed U.S. officials who said a spy balloon flew over Coronado on an unspecified date.

US says China’s balloon equipped for intel, part of spy program aimed at 40 countries

A fleet of balloons operates under the direction of the People’s Liberation Army and is used specifically for spying, the US said.

US says Chinese spy balloon part of aerial surveillance program targeting more than 40 countries

The China balloon shot down by the U.S. was equipped to detect and collect intelligence signals as part of a huge, military-linked aerial surveillance program that targeted more than 40 countries, the…

US says China balloon was for spying, part of huge aerial programme targeting 40 countries

Similar balloons have floated over five continents, the US says.

Susan Collins says US deterrence weakened by Chinese spy balloon response

This story will be updated.U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and colleagues grilled national security officials Thursday on their handling of the suspected Chinese spy balloon that traversed the country before it was shot down over the weekend off the South Carolina coast. The balloon entered U.S. airspace over Alaska late last month and its presence was made public when it was spotted last week over Montana. It is part of a fleet of balloons under the di…

China's spy balloon program linked to global surveillance efforts: Pentagon

'We are now learning more about the scale of this Chinese balloon surveillance program, which U.S. intelligence and the Pentagon have been observing for several years,' he said. 'Our awareness and understanding of this capability has increased.'