France Demonstrates Capability To Counter High-Altitude Balloons

Balloon targeted
Credit: French Defense Ministry
France has demonstrated the ability to target high-altitude balloons using fighter jets as part of the government's wider push to prepare for operations in that domain. French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Rafale and Mirage fighters targeted stratospheric balloons using MBDA MICA air-to...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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