Object and launched canadian and u.s. fighter aircraft to investigate. the object was visually i identified using fighter aircraft assigned to norad. [speaking non-english] [speaking non-english] this exemplifies what norad is and what norad does best. and i was pleased to discuss this operation earlier today with my colleague, the united states secretary of defense lloyd austin. today, at the direction of the
Looked it was in airspace altitude, 40,000 feet high. so, there is a very quick defense oriented reaction to that. and regardless of the diplomatic repercussions, which there were none, clearly, we hadn t heard of any yet, it had to be taken down. today, it s interesting, it s a joint operation, as dan mentioned out of a norad joint operation, u.s. kennedy and canadian, demonstrating that they re tracking this now. no clear diplomatic angle yet, but when we find out what that stuff is and dissect it, i m sure we ll have a better idea of where it came from. joel, in dan de luce some s reporting, he had some interesting analysis that we often hear when it comes to matters of national security of defense, which is this push and pull on transparency, and the way in which the comments that we are going to hear today that we are waiting to hear likely can be influenced by things that happened earlier in the week. walk us through, and they
F-18s from canada. we also have a cp 1:40 in the air to pinpoint the location of the debris, and to assist with the next steps in the analysis and evaluation. but as i said, this was a joint operation. their decisions to take down the object was made by the prime minister. he spoke with the president of the united states this afternoon. i also spoke with my counterparts, secretary austin, to ensure that we were all aligned, and indeed we were, on the need to have successful engagement, and indeed to employ norad to do exactly what it s intended to do. i know you ve mentioned that it is too early to state where this object is from, that s part of your investigation, in terms of analyzing it. if it is found to have originated in china, what do you think the potential impact could be, with regards to the diplomatic relations? i think it s fair to say,
To work hand in hand with our closest ally to ensure the protection of our continent, as we showed today. i thank all members of our military and the united states involved in this operation. [speaking non-english] thank you. [speaking non-english] canadian defense minister anita anand, sharing a bit of information, a little more
Modernize norad and to ensure the protection of our air sovereignty. and i will be seeing secretary austin again next week. through norad, we will continue to work hand in hand with our closest ally to ensure the protection of our continent, as we showed today. i thank all members of our military and the united states involved in this operation. [speaking non-english] thank you. [speaking non-english] canadian defense minister anita anand, sharing a bit of information, a little more information about that third object taken down in north american airspace. really, though, underscoring coordination with the united states, specifically referencing secretary of defense lloyd austin. [speaking non-english]