Sanctioned Chinese Balloon Firm Linked to ‘Terminator of Drones’
- Chinese institute is connected to state-owned technology group
- Several CETC affiliates already sanctioned by US authorities
One of the Chinese entities blacklisted by the US for alleged links to a global espionage balloon program is part of a state-owned conglomerate that develops products including anti-drone systems and blimps.
China Electronics Technology Group Corp.’s 48th Research Institute is one of six companies or institutes that the US Commerce Department put on an export blacklist Friday because of ties to People’s Liberation Army aerospace programs.
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Sanctioned Chinese Balloon Firm Linked to ‘Terminator of Drones’