USAF U-2 pilot looks down on suspected Chinese surveillance balloon Feb. 3, 2023
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Sixteen months after a Lockheed Martin F-22 shot down a Chinese high altitude balloon (HAB) with a heat-seeking missile, the U.S. Air Force is searching for cheaper ways of shooting down a multitude of them. A solicitation on May 28 by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) does not...
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