The Weekly Debrief: DARPA Wants To Capture The Next Chinese Spy Balloon
A U.S. Navy crew recovered the remains of a Chinese spy balloon in February after it was shot down at 60,000 ft. by a Lockheed Martin F-22.
Credit: Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson/U.S. Navy
Instead of facing a heat-seeking missile launched by a Lockheed Martin F-22 at nearly 60,000 ft., the next airspace-violating Chinese spy balloon could be captured in flight, allowing its undamaged, intelligence-collecting payloads and stratospheric navigational technology to be inspected by U.S...
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