国防部长阿南德提供重大国家安全通报 Minister Anand provides an important national security update.

🔊 朗读

讲话实录

2023 年 2 月 11 日

晚上好。

作为国防部长，我的首要任务是加拿大人的安全和保护。

加拿大与我们的合作伙伴（包括美国、北美空防司令部和其他部门）合作，追踪在育空中
部上空的一个高空物体。

北美空防司令部（North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD）发现了这
个物体，并派出加拿大和美国的战斗机进行调查。通过划归于 NORAD 之下 的战斗机，
我们对该物体进行了目视识别。

这件事彰显了 NORAD 的作用，以及 NORAD 最擅长的工作——我很高兴今天早些时候
与我的同事、美国国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀讨论这一行动。

今天（2 月 11 日），在总理的指示下，划归于 NORAD 的战机在东部标准时间下午 3:41
左右成功击落了这个高空飞行物。

据我们所知，这是 NORAD 行动首次击落空中物体。

该物体在大约 40,000 英尺的高度飞行，非法进入加拿大领空，并对民用航空安全构成合
理的威胁。该物体被击落于距加-美边境约 100 英里处，在加拿大领土上空，位于育空地
区中部。

对该物体的搜寻回收工作正在进行中，加拿大武装部队将与加拿大皇家骑警协调提供支持。
这种协调行动将推进对这一物体进行进一步调查。

目前我们没有关于该物体的更多细节，包括对其能力、用途或来源的任何描述。该物体似
乎是一个小的圆柱形物体，比在北卡罗来纳州海岸击落的那个小。

我今天还与育空地区的省长皮莱(Ranj Pillai)进行了通话，向省长表达我们将继续与该地
区携手合作。

出于对民族和解的尊重，我和我们联邦政府将继续接触可能受到这一事件影响的原住民，
在必要时提供信息和更新通报。

今天是个历史性的一天。

通过北美空防司令部(NORAD)的两国联合指挥，加拿大和美国继续携手合作，共同保卫
我们两个国家，我要再次确认我们与美国的这种极其密切之关系的重要性。

就在昨天，我还在五角大楼会见了国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀，重申北美领空主权是一个关
键的优先事项，正因为这样的原因，我们继续与美国、北美空防司令部以及更广泛的安全
界群体合作，保护加拿大和美国的利益。 我们将继续努力推进 NORAD 现代化，并确保
我们的空中主权受到保护——我将在下周再次美国国防部长会面。

通过北美空防司令部 NORAD，我们将继续与我们最亲密的盟友携手合作，确保我们北美
大陆得到保护——正如我们今天所展示的那样。 我感谢我国军队的所有成员，以及参与
这次行动的美国。

谢谢（英）、谢谢（法）、谢谢（奥吉布瓦语）。

Search for related information by keyword: MI Military | National Defence | Canada | National
security and defence | general public | speeches

Minister Anand provides an important national
security update.

From: National Defence

Speech

Good evening.

As Minister of National Defence, my top priority is the safety and protection of
Canadians.

Working in collaboration with our partners, including the United States, NORAD and
other departments, Canada was tracking a high-altitude object over Central Yukon.

North American Aerospace Defense Command detected this object and launched
Canadian and US fighter aircraft to investigate. The object was visually identified using
fighter aircraft assigned to NORAD.

In collaboration with our partners, including the United States, NORAD and other
departments, Canada was tracking a high altitude object over the central Yukon.
NORAD Command detected the object and launched Canadian and U.S. fighter aircraft
to investigate. The object was visually identified using fighter aircraft assigned to
NORAD.

This exemplifies what NORAD is and what NORAD does best – and I was pleased to
discuss this operation earlier today with my colleague, United States Secretary of
Defense Lloyd Austin.

Today, at the direction of the Prime Minister, aircraft assigned to NORAD successfully
took down this high altitude airborne object at approximately 3:41 pm Eastern Standard
Time.

To the best of our knowledge, this was the first time that a NORAD operation has
downed an aerial object.

The object was flying at an altitude of approximately 40,000 feet, had unlawfully entered
Canadian airspace, and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. The object was downed approximately100 miles from the Canada, United States Border, over Canadian territory, in central Yukon.

Recovery operations are underway and will be supported by the Canadian Armed
Forces, in coordination with the RCMP. This coordinated operation will allow a further
investigation into this object.

We have no further details about the object at this time, including any description of its
capabilities, purpose, or origin. It appears to be a small, cylindrical object, smaller than
the one downed off the coast of North Carolina.

I also spoke today with Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai and conveyed that we’ll continue to
work hand in hand with the territory.

I, and our government, will continue reaching out to Indigenous peoples potentially
affected by this incident to provide information and updates as needed, out of respect
for reconciliation.

Today is a historic day.

Canada and the United States continue to work together through the bi-national
command of NORAD to defend our two nations, and I will recognize again the
importance of this extremely close relationship we have with the United States.

Just yesterday, I met with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon to reaffirm
that North American air sovereignty is a key priority, which is why we continue to work in
partnership with the United States, NORAD and the broader security community to
protect Canadian and U.S. interests. We will continue our work to modernize NORAD
and ensure the protection of our air sovereignty — and I’ll be seeing the Secretary
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.

Thank you, Merci.

Search for related information by keyword: MI Military | National Defence | Canada | National
security and defence | general public | speeches