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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US scrambles F-22s following reports of unidentified flying object over Montana believed to be a Chinese spy balloon

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pair of f-22 raptors
The US scrambled F-22 Raptors after reports Wednesday of an unidentified flying object over Montana.

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