F-22 pilots are testing out the US Air Force's next-generation helmet

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Air Force F-22 pilot helmet
An F-22A Raptor pilot in the Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida on March 24.

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After nearly 2 decades in service, the F-22 has its first air-to-air kills — neither against the jets it was designed to fight

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US Air Force photo by Lt. Sam Eckholm

The stealth F-22, the top US air superiority fighter, just got its first known air-to-air kill taking out a Chinese balloon.

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An F-22 Raptor fighter took down the balloon with one AIM-9X Sidewinder missile.
An F-22 Raptor fighter took down the surveillance balloon with one AIM-9X Sidewinder missile.

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