Breaking: F-22 shoots down third high altitude flying object over Canadian airspace

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624520455771111424

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624528129552273413

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624533640980971521

 

[SeaMermaid]

Why didn't a Canadian jet shoot it? since it was over Canadian airspace?

 

[ziaulislam]

Why didn't a Canadian jet shoot it? since it was over Canadian airspace?

What jets

 

[SeaMermaid]

What jets

Didn't they buy some F-35s?

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

Didn't they buy some F-35s?

F-35 is not same as F-22.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624527579116871681

 

[epebble]

Why didn't a Canadian jet shoot it? since it was over Canadian airspace?

U.S. and Canadian Air Forces work jointly over North American airspace. This was a higher altitude target, so a F-22 was more suitable. Also, having shot down a couple of them in a week, they can probably do it blindfolded now as soon as it touches the 12-mile mark.

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624527579116871681

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624575143090565125

Another over northern Montana

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

So Chinese keep sending balloon after balloon and F-22 keep flying without a break to shoot them?

At this flying rate F-22 will go out of service in the next year or two.

Nice comedy show.

U.S. and Canadian Air Forces work jointly over North American airspace. This was a higher altitude target, so a F-22 was more suitable. Also, having shot down a couple of them in a week, they can probably do it blindfolded now as soon as it touches the 12-mile mark.

And China would have already collected all the intel on F-22.

F-22 will now be ineffective against the Chinese.

U.S. and Canadian Air Forces work jointly over North American airspace. This was a higher altitude target, so a F-22 was more suitable. Also, having shot down a couple of them in a week, they can probably do it blindfolded now as soon as it touches the 12-mile mark.

USAF could have used F-15C instead of F-22.

 

[CSAW]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624604695724544000

 

[Oldman1]

Didn't they buy some F-35s?

Canada doesn't even have it yet.

So Chinese keep sending balloon after balloon and F-22 keep flying without a break to shoot them?

At this flying rate F-22 will go out of service in the next year or two.

Nice comedy show.



And China would have already collected all the intel on F-22.

F-22 will now be ineffective against the Chinese.



USAF could have used F-15C instead of F-22.

Very doubtful that the Chinese learn much from F-22 shooting down the balloons. And its good exercise for the pilots in detecting and tracking enemy targets. And keeping NORAD on their toes. What defenses need to be improve. Maybe figure a way to get the balloons down cheaper. Maybe use lasers in future in terms of range and height.

 

[Riz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624528129552273413

F-22 is now balloons killer machine

 

[That Guy]

Why didn't a Canadian jet shoot it? since it was over Canadian airspace?

NORAD.

Also, Canada's fighters aren't in the best condition right now, which is why they're being replaced by the F-35 soon.