[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] On the 4th (local time), the U.S. government deployed multiple military assets, including F-22 stealth fighters, to shoot down a Chinese reconnaissance balloon that ...

As the CIA searched for the U-2’s replacement, Lockheed and Convair entered a fierce competition to build the next generation ...

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Kim Hyunjung, New York=Special Correspondent Jo Seulgina] Amid growing Western concerns and criticisms over China's reconnaissance balloons, China is ...

Aadil Brar is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers international security, U.S.-China relations, and East Asian security. Aadil previously reported for the BBC World Service. He ...

The art and craft of spying to learn about the capabilities of an adversary have been going on since the dawn of humanity. Therefore it comes as no surprise that having the ability to take to the air ...

In 1794, for example, the French tethered a hydrogen balloon above a battlefield to spy on Austrian manoeuvres below. Reconnaissance balloons also saw action in the American civil war. In the ...

The Chinese spy balloon that collected intelligence on classified locations in the United States last January was tracked by U.S. assets from its launch from the People’s Republic of China through its ...

The UK could benefit from the collection of military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance from the stratosphere following the successful trials of new high-altitude balloons flying between 60 ...

Museum and memorial revealed *** new addition to its collection today. *** rare hot air balloon basket balloons were mainly used in the war for reconnaissance. This basket will be kept in the museum's ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea flew ...

Viewing aerial imagery today is as easy as reaching into your pocket and opening your phone, but how did we get to this amazing technology? Beginning in the early 1800s, cartographers began production ...