The Defense Department (DOD) on Sunday attributed the increase in the detection – and shoot-downs – of unidentified flying objects to increased scrutiny of U.S. airspace and enhancing its radar systems. Melissa Dalton, assistant defense secretary of Homeland Defense, and Gen. Glen VanHerck, head of U.S. North Command, held a press conference Sunday evening, hours […]
US on ‘heightened alert,’ increasing scrutiny of airspace after downing ‘unidentified object’ over Lake Huron
March 10, 2023 by
Biden administration, NORAD call off search for two missing unidentified objects shot down over Alaska
March 7, 2023 by
U.S. officials called off the search for two unidentified objects that were shot down off the coast of Alaska and Lake Huron last week, according to a joint statement from North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the U.S. Northern Command. In the joint statement, released at 10 p.m. on Friday, the agencies recommended the […]
U.S. shoots down unidentified cylindrical object over Canada
February 12, 2023 by
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, Feb 11 (Reuters) – A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on Saturday, the second such instance in as many days, as North America appeared on edge following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight. Separately, the U.S. military also scrambled fighter jets in […]
North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan, Pentagon Confirms
August 28, 2017 by
North Korea fired a missile over Japan, the Pentagon confirmed on Monday. “We assess North Korea conducted a missile launch within the last 90 minutes,” the Pentagon said. “We can confirm that the missile launched by North Korea flew over Japan. We are still in the process of assessing this launch. North American Aerospace Defense […]