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World View spy balloons helping US rise above Tehran and Beijing

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US Army soldiers deploy a stratospheric balloon in the Philippines on 1 April 2022, as part of the joint military exercise Balikatan 22.
US Army soldiers deploy a stratospheric balloon in the Philippines on 1 April 2022, as part of the joint military exercise Balikatan 22.
US Army soldiers deploy a stratospheric balloon in the Philippines on 1 April 2022, as part of the joint military exercise Balikatan 22. © U.S. Army/ZumaPress/REA

World View's stratospheric observation systems were discreetly integrated into Washington's ISR architecture during operations against Iran. Using Palantir, the balloons also feed GEOINT to US special operations command and support image and signals intelligence collection across the Indo-Pacific.

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