Tag: high-altitude balloon
US takes down fourth high flying “object” this month
An F-16 fighter shot down an octagon-shaped object over Lake Huron in the fourth such event this month.
Third high altitude object pops up over the United States
The object was taken down by an F-22 fighter, Canada's prime minister confirms.
F-22 Raptor shoots down another high-altitude object
A US Air Force F-22 fighter shot down a second "high-altitude object" off the Northern coast of Alaska, Pentagon press secretary Air...
US begins picking up debris from downed Chinese spy balloon
The balloon fell about six miles off the coast of South Carolina into about 50 feet of water.
US shoots down Chinese balloon off South Carolina
The F-22 that shot the balloon down had the callsign FRANK01 in homage to WWI pilot ace Frank Luke Jr., who shot down 14 German surveillance balloons.
US tracking Chinese spy balloon over CONUS
An intelligence-gathering balloon has been detected floating above the United States, the US Defense Department said Thursday evening adding it was "most...
SNC completes high-altitude intelligence balloon trial for UK military
US-based defense technology company Sierra Nevada Corporation has completed the first demonstration of the rapidly deployable high-altitude balloon (HAB), completing launch, mission...
