F-16 Downs Another Unidentified Object, 4th In 8 Days

Credit: U.S. Department of Defense
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in the days since the Chinese high-altitude spy balloon was spotted has adjusted velocity and altitude restrictions on radars, possibly causing the increase in unidentified objects spotted and shot down, officials said shortly after the fourth such...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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