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Chinese spy balloon floating over US
- Thread starter Blitzkrieg
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Maybe it’s the balloon boy.
I remember about 10 years ago reading about us having a balloon-based early warning system as maybe a companion for the Patriot system. It supposedly had the sensors on it to overcome the line of sight issues of radar, since the Earth is indeed round and radar is line of sight.
I believe the project got shelved.
Maybe put enough holes in the Chinese balloon to force it to land and then see what goodies it is carrying.
I believe the project got shelved.
Maybe put enough holes in the Chinese balloon to force it to land and then see what goodies it is carrying.
Lol. Probably something like that and they want us to shoot it.
FurmanCock
Grand Poohbah
I really want to comment on that article, but anything I said would immediately veer off into politics.
Other than this being lower altitude. Anything this can do that couldn’t be done with a spy satellite?
A new aerial view for TikTok users perhaps? LOL
It must have some application the differentiates it from satellite or it would not be in use. Not sure what that may be. I must admit I am not very informed on them.
Moral of the story: don't go sunbathing nekkid in your back yard anytime soon. LOL
Shooting it down seems to be the obvious choice. But that thing is going to crash land somewhere and looks pretty substantial. Wonder if there is a way for the air force to intercept it mid-air?
Wait until the jet stream pushes it over the Atlantic and then shoot it down? I dunno...
Wait until the jet stream pushes it over the Atlantic and then shoot it down? I dunno...
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Do you think this could be a case where they want to bring the balloon down and take it apart?
Cheaper per location you want to recon (one sat can cover many locations you want without plan and consideration for other priority locations, also it is like moving a large boat). Same point about price if we decided to destroy the sat versus destroying a balloon.
Can provide persistant surveillance on a point or area box (sats can as well if they geo sync, otherwise the sat will only give you images during the time it orbits that area. How much effort does it take to move that orbit to cover specific areas?)
Much easier to equip and switch capabilities for your balloon versus sat (I am thinking thermal information, sub-strotosphere metrics that may measure our air compositions and its changes, etc.)
Just spitballing.
Perhaps. I believe the Chinese are testing us to see what they can get away with.
They knew that long before they ever launched this 'weather balloon'. It should be taken down or disintegrated mid air.
GamecockSkip
Member
It’s now over the Dirty Myrtle. Chances are it’s is shot down soon.
We just shot it down. They just announced it on 107.5 of all places before the game start.
Hopefully we shoot down the Hogs this afternoon, too.
It's about time.