‘Silent Killer’: Inside China’s Military Balloon Program

According to PLA Daily, China’s Military Balloon Program is perfect since balloons are less expensive and easier to control than airplanes or satellites, can carry greater payloads and cover a wider area, and are more difficult to detect, making them a silent killer.

Years before a huge white Chinese spy balloon caught America's eye, a leading Chinese aerospace expert was closely monitoring the course of an unmanned airship traveling across the world.

The white blimp was enormous, wei...

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