Chinese Surveillance Balloons and other 'foreign' drones operating over the US

[Mike1158]

A "yah booh, sucks to be you" style of message.  No doubt they work these things with the Russian counterparts too.

[Der Zeitgeist]

[Daan]

Edited February 4, 2023 by Daan

[Stuart Galbraith]

59 minutes ago, Der Zeitgeist said:

Someone has to be blatantly taking the piss. Right?

[BansheeOne]

So someone gets to paint a balloon on an F-22. 😁

[seahawk]

At least it has gotten one kill now.

[Der Zeitgeist]

Radio traffic during the shootdown. FRANK1 is the shooter. Engagement starts at 13:00 into the clip, missile is fired around 15:00.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gl7lbey098ebvxf/Balloon_187.mp3?dl=0

[Stuart Galbraith]

 

[Markus Becker]

 

 

 

[shep854]

9 hours ago, BansheeOne said:

So someone gets to paint a balloon on an F-22. 😁

[shep854]

[shep854]

 

[Josh]

1 hour ago, shep854 said:

It's a fake.

[shep854]

49 minutes ago, Josh said:

It's a fake.

I kind of wondered.  I like the thought, though.

[Dawes]

[sunday]

[DB]

So much smoke from that AIM-9X.

[Daan]

That is no smoke trail, but a condensation trail, similar to the one escaping from the jet. The AIM-9X has a reduced-smoke rocket motor.

 

 

[Markus Becker]

 

[BansheeOne]

We're definitely back to the 80s.

 

[shep854]

 

[Markus Becker]

On 2/6/2023 at 2:50 PM, sunday said:

23 years after the turn of the century,

in the clear blue skies off the Carolinas sea...

[sunday]

[JWB]

[Stuart Galbraith]

USAF just splashed another balloon over Alaska. Some F22 jock is rolling in kills this week.