US downs Chinese balloon over ocean, moves to recover debris

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We have drones that people think are spaceship.

And chinas gonna take us down with a weather balloon.

It is fucking genius.

[–]neolib[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nothing confirmed here but based on the video, this looks like an AIM-9 kill, IIR close up.

https://twitter.com/Aviation_Intel/status/1621963533482340352 (thread)

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

drawing a threat from China

Biches better ask permission first next time then

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They let it cross literally the entire country. Way to mount a speedy response, guys.

[–]Brewdabier 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So the f22 cost about 70 million per hour to fly and $381,069 per AIM-9 kill, IIR to shoot down a weather ballon that cost $500 or so. Remember George Bush WMD con.