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Chinese Balloon Situation Highlights ‘Domain Awareness Gap,’ NORAD Chief Says

Chinese Balloon Situation Highlights ‘Domain Awareness Gap,’ NORAD Chief Says
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyler Thompson)

The head of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said the Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that passed across the U.S., and similar balloon incidents that went undetected in recent years, have highlighted a “domain awareness gap.” Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, was asked during a press briefing on Monday about reports that at least three such balloons flew into U.S. airspace during the Trump administration without being detected, with the incidents being discovered…

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