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From: marcher2/14/2023 10:33:06 AM
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balloons vs. hypersonics...
via lesH:

"...high-altitude inflatables flying at 60,000 to 90,000 feet could supplement
America’s extensive satellite surveillance network and be used to track
hypersonic weapons amid growing US concerns about China and Russia’s growing
arsenals of the weapon.

Pentagon documents cited in the report show that the technology is moving from
the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) scientific community to the US military...
the last two years show that the Pentagon has spent US$3.8 million on balloon projects, with plans to spend
$27.1 million in the fiscal year 2023, marking a slightly more than sevenfold increase in spending for high-
altitude surveillance balloons..."
asiatimes.com
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