Business columnist at the Australian Newspaper Robert Gottliebsen says Australian fighter jet planes do not have the ability to shoot down a potential 'spy balloon' if there was one in Australian airspace. 

A fourth flying object was shot down by the US military over Canadian airspace at an altitude of 20,000 feet

"Our main jet operating area height is 35,000 feet - so the US who has a big fleet, did not use that aircraft, they used a much better aircraft," Mr Gottliebsen told Gary Adshead.

Business columnist at the <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&amp;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fcommentary%2Faustralia-has-a-spy-balloon-weak-spot%2Fnews-story%2Fbbc6c051a1b5bc6dce40a58b6c5c3afa&amp;memtype=anonymous&amp;mode=premium&amp;v21=dynamic-high-test-score&amp;V21spcbehaviour=append">Australian Newspaper</a> Robert Gottliebsen says Australian fighter jet planes do not have the ability to shoot down a potential 'spy balloon' if there was one in Australian airspace. 
A fourth flying object was shot down by the US military over Canadian airspace at an altitude of 20,000 feet
"Our main jet operating area height is 35,000 feet - so the US who has a big fleet, did not use that aircraft, they used a much better aircraft," Mr Gottliebsen told Gary Adshead.

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