On Saturday, an American F-22 fighter shot down an unidentified object over the Yukon Territory in northern Canada.. This is the second such incident in the past two days, and a week ago a Chinese reconnaissance balloon was shot down off the coast of the United States..

The fighter shot down the object as part of an operation conducted by the North American Aerospace Defense Command [Norad], the joint US-Canadian command responsible for protecting the continent..

“I spoke with President Biden this afternoon. The Canadian Armed Forces will now collect and analyze the wreckage of the facility. Thank you Norad for keeping an eye on North America,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted..

I spoke with President Biden this is after. Canadian Forces will now recover and analyze the wreckage of the object. Thank you to NORAD storage space across North America.

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) Feb 11. 2023.

On Friday, the US military shot down an unidentified object the size of a car off the coast of Alaska.. The wreckage of the facility is still being collected to be handed over for research..

The search also continues for the remains of a Chinese balloon that was shot down last week, which Beijing claims was a civilian meteorological survey ship.. The FBI is submitting for examination all the wreckage that Navy divers and underwater drones recover from the Atlantic Ocean..

Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said she discussed Saturday's incident with her US counterpart, Lloyd Austin..

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Today, at @NORADCommand, an air engine fires down an unsteady object that ends with Canadian airspace. Canadian and US aircraft were cordoned off and US F-22s placed in the facility. And this is being discussed with @SecDef Austin and reaffirmed that we defende our sovereignty together. https://t. co/FLKOwYMkbY.

— Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) March 11, 2023.

No details about the last downed object, including whether it was linked to China, are yet to be provided.. However, Heino Klink, a former senior Pentagon official, believes that if there is a connection with China, this indicates that the Chinese army is changing the way it operates..

“If China is doing all this, this is a real manifestation of how their counter-normative behavior has expanded not only geographically, but also operationally,” Klink said..

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The day the US shot down a spy balloon, Beijing denied a request for a conversation between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his colleague over a closed line..