Biden Orders New Airspace Effort After Flying Object Shootdowns

President Joe Biden

Speaking Feb. 16, President Joe Biden said the U.S. will rewrite the rulebook for aerial objects flying over U.S. airspace.

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U.S. President Joe Biden has announced a plan to expand efforts to detect, track and regulate uncrewed flying objects, a week after he ordered fighters to shoot down unidentified objects that are now considered likely to be benign balloons. Biden on Feb. 16 also directed the military to rewrite the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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