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A Chinese spy balloon that floated across the U.S. before being shot down off the South Carolina coast in 2023 was carrying technology <www.foxnews.com/category/tech> from at least five American companies, according to a report published Monday.
Among the equipment recovered from the balloon were a satellite communication module, sensors and other sophisticated surveillance equipment, some of which was housed in a foam cooler, Newsweek reported, <www.newsweek.com/chinese-spy-balloon-new-report-american-technology-found-2027189> citing two sources with direct knowledge of a U.S. military technical analysis.
The FBI declined to comment on the report when reached by Fox News Digital.
The Chinese spy balloon flew from Alaska to the East Coast, where it was shot down by the military over the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 4, 2023.
Beijing claimed it was a weather balloon, though an investigation by U.S. intelligence agencies found the balloon was used for spying. Information captured by the spy balloon is not believed to have been successfully relayed to Beijing.
The identification of U.S.-made technology inside the balloon raises questions about commercially available equipment that can be sold to, or in some cases resold, to America’s adversaries.
The sources, who spoke to the outlet on condition of anonymity, said a short burst messaging module called Iridium 9602 was among the tech equipment recovered. The device is produced by Virginia-based <www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/virginia> global satellite communications provider Iridium.
A Chinese spy balloon that floated across the U.S. before being shot down off the South Carolina coast in 2023 was carrying technology <www.foxnews.com/category/tech> from at least five American companies, according to a report published Monday.
Among the equipment recovered from the balloon were a satellite communication module, sensors and other sophisticated surveillance equipment, some of which was housed in a foam cooler, Newsweek reported, <www.newsweek.com/chinese-spy-balloon-new-report-american-technology-found-2027189> citing two sources with direct knowledge of a U.S. military technical analysis.
The FBI declined to comment on the report when reached by Fox News Digital.
The Chinese spy balloon flew from Alaska to the East Coast, where it was shot down by the military over the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 4, 2023.
Beijing claimed it was a weather balloon, though an investigation by U.S. intelligence agencies found the balloon was used for spying. Information captured by the spy balloon is not believed to have been successfully relayed to Beijing.
The identification of U.S.-made technology inside the balloon raises questions about commercially available equipment that can be sold to, or in some cases resold, to America’s adversaries.
The sources, who spoke to the outlet on condition of anonymity, said a short burst messaging module called Iridium 9602 was among the tech equipment recovered. The device is produced by Virginia-based <www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/virginia> global satellite communications provider Iridium.