Originally Posted by
mikeoneflying
A series of incursions by suspected Chinese spy balloons into Western airspace has prompted the UK defence secretary to call for a security review.
Ben Wallace said he would work with the US and other partners to examine intelligence and assess the threat posed by the surveillance devices.
Westminster’s review will be used to determine whether changes need to be made to the surveillance of Britain’s skies. Mr Wallace said earlier this week that Chinese spy balloons may well have already circled the UK.
Speaking to The Sun, he said: “Is it the case that a Chinese satellite has probably circled Britain and looked at us? I should think yes’.
On Sunday night, he said: “The UK and her allies will review what these airspace intrusions mean for our security. This development is another sign of how the global threat picture is changing for the worse.”
The White House said Chinese balloons had been spotted over five continents, though it did not specify which ones.
Laughingly or not ago over the decades when I commuted up the A14 to midlands for work, 7 am, see Virgin Atlantic balloon over Cambs countryside in the summer. Drifting over Molesworth (re JAC) direction or wyton ….looking back now get…never know if the Pax have some other ideas bar sightseeing or if they have any ulterior motives in their minds or electronic stuff. probably not but hey ho.
May last year was drinking with mate in the King of the Belgians in Hartford (plenty of aviation stickers on the bar , probably due to locals from Wyton and Alconbury) and saw Virgin balloon drifting over Wyton..
Potentially a mini DIY ELINT SIGINT in a rucksack..
Anyhow his good self has added humor to
cheers