Britain Could Invest in Spy Balloons to Boost Intelligence Gathering

Britain Could Invest in Spy Balloons to Boost Intelligence Gathering
A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Feb. 1, 2023. Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP
Patricia Devlin
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Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) could invest in a fleet of spy balloons in a bid to boost surveillance and intelligence gathering.

According to MoD produced magazine Desider (pdf), its military procurement wing is looking towards “balloon based” systems to successfully “exploit” the stratosphere.
Patricia Devlin
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