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U-2 spy planes monitored Chinese balloon during USA transit

By 2023-02-10T16:21:00

U-2 spy plane - Lockheed Martin

Source: Lockheed Martin

While the US military is keeping quiet about what measures it took during the recent balloon flyover, a senior American diplomat says high-altitude Lockheed Martin U-2 reconnaissance aircraft were used to collect information on the airship.

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