Rishi Sunak has stated that the government will take "whatever steps are necessary" to protect the UK from spy balloons.
In order to "police our airspace," the PM declared that a "quick reaction alert force" of RAF Typhoon jets was always ready to go.
He was unable to comment further due to "national security matters," though.
The US military shot down a number of objects in Western airspace, prompting Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to conduct a security review.
On February 4, a Chinese spy balloon was shot down by the US military after it passed over important military locations in North America. According to China, the object was a weather balloon that went astray.
Three more "unidentified objects" have been shot down since then all over North America.
A "car-sized" object that was flying in US airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday was shot down by the US military.
The unidentified object was flying high over northern Canada when it was shot down by a US warplane, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday.
Additionally, US fighter jets downed an "unidentified object" over Michigan on Sunday.
Mr. Sunak stated on Monday that the populace "should be reassured that we have all the capabilities in place to keep the country safe.".
"We have something called the quick reaction alert force, which consists of Typhoon planes, which are maintained in a continuous state of readiness to police our airspace, which is very crucial. ".
Richard Holden, the transport minister, previously said it was "possible" Chinese spy balloons may have already flown over the UK.
According to him, the UK government must be "robust" in its dealings with Beijing because it is "concerned about what's going on" in the US.
According to Downing Street, threats to the security of British airspace will be evaluated "case-by-case" and the UK will be "well prepared" to handle them.
According to the official spokesman for the prime minister, an update to the ongoing security review will include a review of the UK's policy toward China.
The spokesman declared that "China poses a systemic challenge to our values and interests.".
As authoritarianism increases, the challenge becomes more pressing.
The updated Integrated Review "will take into account some of these evolving challenges we are seeing," the spokesman said. "You will know we are updating the Integrated Review.".
In response to these airspace intrusions, Mr. Wallace stated on Sunday that the UK and its allies would "review what they mean for our security.".
The Defence Secretary stated, "This development is yet another indication of how the overall threat environment is deteriorating.".
China is "exploiting the West's weakness" with the potential spy balloons, according to Tobias Ellwood, the Conservative chairman of the Commons defence select committee.
