Second Mystery Object Shot Down By F-22 In As Many Days

F-22 fires AIM-9X

F-22 fires AIM-9X missile like the one used to down a Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast.

Credit: USAF
A U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter shot down a third flying object in North American airspace in less than a week on Feb. 11, destroying the unspecified target over central Yukon in Canada. Two Canadian CF-18s and two U.S. F-22 fighters scrambled to identify the target about 100 mi. east of the Alaska...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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