Onye agha ụgbọ elu US gbagburu balloon nche elu dị elu nke China na Satọde, Febụwarị 4, 2023, odeakwụkwọ nchekwa. Lloyd J. Austin III kwuru na nkwupụta ederede.
president Joseph R. Biden Jr. nyere iwu ka a mee ihe na Wednesde, Febụwarị 1, 2023, mana ọ na-egbu oge ruo mgbe balloon dị n'elu mmiri dị n'ụsọ oké osimiri South Carolina iji hụ na ọ nweghị ndị America nọ n'ala merụrụ ahụ.
Austin kwuru, "Balloon ahụ, nke ndị PRC na-eji na-agba mbọ ileba anya na saịtị ndị dị na kọntinent United States, agbadagoro n'elu mmiri mpaghara US," Austin kwuru.
Emere ihe a na nhazi na nkwado nke gọọmentị Canada. "Anyị na-ekele Canada maka ntinye aka ya na nsochi na nyocha nke balloon site na [North American Aerospace Defense Command] ka ọ na-agafe North America," Austin kwuru. "Ihe omume nke ụma na nke iwu kwadoro taa na-egosi na Onye isi ala Biden na ndị otu nchekwa mba ya ga-ebute nchekwa na nchekwa nke ndị America mgbe niile ka ha na-azaghachi nke ọma maka mmebi iwu PRC na-anabataghị nke ọchịchị anyị," Austin kwuru na-ezo aka na Peoples Republic of China.
Ndị ọrụ US chọtara balloon ahụ na ibu ya na Jenụwarị 28 mgbe ọ banyere n'ofe ikuku US na nso agwaetiti Aleutian. Balloon ahụ gafere Alaska, Canada wee banyeghachi na mbara ikuku US n'elu Idaho. "Onye isi ala Biden rịọrọ ndị agha ka ha weta nhọrọ na Wednesde Onye isi ala Biden nyere ikike iwetu balloon onyunyo China ozugbo enwere ike mezuo ebumnuche a na-enweghị ihe egwu na-enweghị isi nye anyị ndị nkịtị n'okpuru ụzọ balloon," onye isi ọrụ nchekwa na-ekwu okwu. na ndabere. "Ndị isi ndị agha kpebiri na enwere ihe egwu na-ekwesịghị ekwesị nke irighiri ihe na-emerụ ndị nkịtị ahụ mgbe balloon nọ n'elu ala."
Onye agha F-22 Raptor sitere na 1st Fighter Wing na Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, gbara otu ngwa ọgụ AIM-9X Sidewinder na balloon.
Balloon ahụ dara ihe dị ka maịl isii site n'ụsọ oké osimiri n'ihe dịka 47 ụkwụ mmiri. Ọ dịghị onye merụrụ ahụ.
Ogologo oge tupu agbapụ a, ndị ọrụ US mere ihe iji chebe megide mkpokọta balloon nke ozi nwere mmetụta, na-ebelata uru ọgụgụ isi ya nye ndị China. Onye isi ọrụ nchekwa ahụ kwuru na mgbake balloon ga-enyere ndị nyocha US aka inyocha akụrụngwa ndị China nwere mmetụta. "M ga-achọpụtakwa na ka anyị mere ihe niile dị mkpa iji chebe megide mkpokọta balloon onyunyo PRC nke ozi nwere mmetụta, nfefe balloon na-ahụ maka ókèala US bara uru ọgụgụ isi nye anyị," onye ọrụ ahụ kwuru. "Enweghị m ike ịbanye n'ime nkọwa karịa, mana anyị nwere ike ịmụ ma nyochaa balloon na akụrụngwa ya, nke bara uru."
Igwe balloon ahụ enweghị ihe iyi egwu agha ma ọ bụ nke anụ ahụ. Nbanye ya n'ime ikuku ikuku America ọtụtụ ụbọchị bụ mmebi iwu na-adịghị anabata nke ọchịchị US. Onye ọrụ gọọmentị ahụ kwuru na balloons ndị China gafere obere oge na kọntinent United States opekata mpe ugboro atọ n'oge ọchịchị gara aga.
Ebe ndị ọrụ China kwetara na balloon bụ nke ha, ha kwuru na ọ bụ balloon ihu igwe gbapụrụ agbapụ. "PRC ekwuola n'ihu ọha na balloon dị elu nke na-arụ ọrụ n'elu United States bụ balloon ihu igwe nke agbapụrụ n'ụzọ. Nke a bụ ụgha, "onye ọrụ gọọmentị ahụ kwuru. "Nke a bụ balloon onyunyo PRC. Balloon onyunyo a kpachaara anya gafere United States na Canada, anyị nwekwara obi ike na ọ na-achọ inyocha saịtị ndị agha nwere mmetụta. "
Ozi ugbu a na-atụgharị gaa na mgbake. Enwere ọtụtụ ụgbọ mmiri US Navy na Coast Guard na-eguzobe ebe nchekwa gburugburu mpaghara ebe balloon bịara n'ụwa. Ha na-achọ irighiri ihe, otu onye isi ndị agha kwuru na-ekwukwa banyere ndabere.
Enweghị atụmatụ maka ogologo oge ọrụ mgbake ahụ ga-ewe, onye ọrụ agha ahụ kwuru, mana eziokwu ahụ bụ na ọ gbadara na mpaghara adịghị omimi kwesịrị ime ka mgbake "dị mfe".
Onye ọrụ agha ahụ nyere nkọwa ụfọdụ gbasara njikọ aka ahụ. F-22 gbapụrụ Sidewinder na balloon site na elu nke 58,000 ụkwụ. Balloon n'oge ahụ dị n'agbata 60,000 na 65,000 ụkwụ.
F-15 Eagles na-efe efe site na Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, kwadoro F-22, dịka ụgbọ mmiri si n'ọtụtụ steeti gụnyere Oregon, Montana, South Carolina na North Carolina mere. Ndị agha Canada nyekwara aka soro nfefe nke balloon.
Ndị agha mmiri ewepụtala onye mbibi USS Oscar Austin, ụgbọ mmiri USS Philippine Sea na USS Carter Hall, ụgbọ mmiri na-agbadata amphibious na-akwado mbọ ahụ.
