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China is sending military gear into orbit at a 'mind-boggling' pace, says US Space Force chief
Gen. Chance Saltzman, head of the US military's space operations, is more worried about China's spa…
Hannah Abraham
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China is building a huge network of satellites that could be used against US troops: intel chief
Maj. Gen. Greg Gagnon, deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, said China had developed …
Tom Porter
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China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971
China's new WZ-8 supersonic drone resembles the Lockheed D-21, a supersonic reconnaissance drone th…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Chinese scientists claim Star Wars-like laser submarines can blast US satellites
A powerful laser could threaten satellite networks, but there are many reasons to believe this sche…
Michael Peck
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Suspected Chinese spy bases in Cuba are growing, including one near a US naval base: report
Researchers have identified four suspected spy bases in Cuba that they say are likely linked to Chi…
Thibault Spirlet
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America's X-37B vs. China's Shenlong: Top space planes and their shadowy role in orbital war
The US X-37B and China's Shenlong are competing unmanned space planes whose covert missions are get…
Benjamin Brimelow
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China's wayward spy balloon is a sign of a new class of 'pseudo-satellites' crowding the sky far above earth
The recent flight of Chinese spy balloon over the US has called attention to a new kind of overhead…
Michael Peck
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China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier
China's coast guard fleet is the largest in the world, and it's looking to beef itself up with a de…
Matthew Loh
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Satellite photos appear to show that North Korea has paused supplying artillery shells to Russia, reports say
Satellite photos appear to show that North Korea has paused supplying artillery shells to Russia, r…
Cameron Manley
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China admits the 'spy balloon' over the US belongs to it, but insists it wasn't for spying and ended up there by accident
China's foreign ministry said Friday that the suspected Chinese spy balloon was used for "mainly me…
Sophia Ankel
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China launches three new spy satellites amid border dispute with India and tensions in the South China Sea
The Malacca Strait, located near the Andaman and Nicobar islands, is one of the most congest…
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China's plan to be the dominant power in space is moving at breathtaking speed. The US needs to wake up, officials say.
There is a very real risk, according to experts, that the US could soon lose its status as the worl…
Tom Porter
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Mistakes by the US's top spies allowed China to turn a deadly mid-air collision into an intelligence coup
In April 2001, a US spy plane and a Chinese jet collided over the South China Sea. Author James Bam…
James Bamford
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Former CIA Director says it'd be 'impulsive' to try to shoot down China's spy balloon
John Brennan suggested China may have sent the balloon drifting over the US purely to gauge America…
Katie Balevic
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Leaked documents reveal China's plans to launch a supersonic spy drone that could fly 3 times the speed of sound, WaPo reports
The drones could assist China in real-time mapping that would inform strategy or enable high-speed …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Chinese media claims it doesn't fear Taiwan's new weapons that can strike deep into China
China may be more worried about a new Taiwanese strike missile than it is letting on.
Michael Peck
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China might have sent a spy balloon over the US as a power play to prove it can do what it wants, experts say
The Pentagon sounded the alarm about a Chinese spy balloon it said it found over Montana, though Ch…
Sinéad Baker
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5 kinds of technology that the US's top spy catchers say rivals are gaining an edge in
That tech "may determine whether America remains the world's leading superpower or is eclipsed by s…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A mysterious new Chinese military blimp was spotted by a satellite in a desert military base
The satellite images, taken by private firm BlackSky, show a 100 foot long blimp on a runway at a r…
Tom Porter
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The Chinese spy balloon was gathering intel on sensitive US military sites and sending it to Beijing in real-time: report
The balloon mostly picked up electronic signals, not photos, from the bases, NBC News reported. The…