The suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down by an American warplane last Saturday, almost a week after the floating object was detected over the US’ continental part
The shooting down of China’s alleged spy balloon by the US fighter jet F-22 Raptor marked the first time this fifth-generation aircraft downed an airborne target since it made its combat debut in Syria and Iraq in 2015, a US media outlet has reported.Her remarks were echoed by another news outlet, which argued that downing the Chinese balloon “may be the highest altitude air-to-air kill”.Grant’s comments came after an F-22 Raptor from Langley Air Force base took the balloon down with a single AIM-9X sidewinder missile last Saturday, with President Joe Biden saying that he would like to “compliment our aviators who did it”.
