| ▲ | pests 3 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
I mean look at the US response to the Chinese balloons - took a bit of time and ended up being handled by fighters not missiles | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | 0_____0 3 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
That one was flying around 60,000ft and weighed probably about 1 ton. Very different kind of balloon. It was shot down by an F22 with an AIM-9 Air-to-air missile. This is the highest altitude air-to-air kill known, and the first combat kill of the F22 platform. | |||||||||||||||||
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