Norad monitoring high-altitude object flying over Northern Canada
that she discussed it with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "and reaffirmed that we'll always defend our sovereignty together."
Norad, or the North American Aerospace Defence Command, confirmed in a statement to CTV News earlier on Saturday that it was monitoring a high-altitude airborne object flying over Northern Canada. "Military aircraft are currently operating from Alaska and Canada in support of North American Aerospace Defence Command activities. NORAD confirms that we have positively identified a high-altitude airborne object over Northern Canada," Norad and the U.S. military's Northern Command said in a statement.
"While we cannot discuss specifics related to these activities at this time, please note that NORAD conducts sustained, dispersed operations in the defence of North America through one or all three NORAD regions. NORAD is a United States and Canada bi-national organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America."
This comes a day after the United States shot down another unknown high-altitude object about the size of a small carAnand said in a statement to CTV News on Friday that the object did not fly into Canadian airspace.that he supported the decision after being briefed on the matter.The incident comes after the U.S. downed a suspected Chinese spy balloonWith files from CTV National News Parliamentary Bureau Reporter Annie Bergeron-Oliver and CTVNews.
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