Chinese AI Monitoring System Allegedly Tracked US B-2 Bombers After Iran Strike
Chinese defense technology has intercepted radio transmissions from US B-2 Spirit bombers involved in a March 1 strike on Iran, claiming its artificial intelligence-powered monitoring system detected the signals despite the aircraft’s stealth capability.
Hangzhou-based Jingan Technology, which provides intelligence services to the People’s Liberation Army, said its “Jingqi” war monitoring platform captured communications from the bombers during their return flight following the operation.
The company noted it reconstructed the aircraft’s flight path and released an audio clip supporting the claim, according to the South China Morning Post.
The US Air Force deployed four B-2A stealth bombers, call signs Petro 41 through Petro 44, as part of what the Pentagon has dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” targeting Iranian military infrastructure, including missile facilities built into mountain facilities.
AI Monitoring Platform
Jingan said its system combines satellite imagery, aviation trajectory data, and publicly available records to analyze reconnaissance flights, transport routes, aircraft deployments at bases, and carrier strike group movements.
The technology also provides early warning, military deployment monitoring, and intelligence collection in active warzones.
Previous Interceptions
The company said its system detected early indicators of US military activity before the March strike.
According to the firm, the system assessed in January that the US had begun its largest Middle East military buildup in nearly two decades, exceeding the scale of deployments during the Iraq War.
Using open-source intelligence, Jingqi also claimed it identified a steady increase in American deployments around Iran in early February, when Washington and Tehran began talks on Iran’s missile program.
The company previously said it had intercepted radio transmissions from US B-52 bombers conducting deterrence patrols near Taiwan and parts of the West Philippine Sea.
