A US fighter jet shot down an 'unidentified object' flying over northern Canada

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Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, gestures as he speaks at a joint press conference Monday, March 7, 2022.

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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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F-22 Raptor

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US fighter aircraft shot down an 'object' threatening flights over Alaska just days after downing a Chinese spy balloon

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The US Air Force's F-22 Raptor.
The US Air Force's F-22 Raptor.

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China's suspected spy balloon had Western-made components with English writing on them, report says

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A Chineses surveillance balloon flies above in Charlotte, North Carolina, on February 4, 2023.
A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon flies above in Charlotte, North Carolina, on February 4, 2023.

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US officials say getting their hands on China's spy balloon was a 'key' reason for shooting it down near a South Carolina beach

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A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2022.
A high-altitude balloon over Billings, Montana, on February 1.

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China accuses the US of information 'warfare' as the Biden administration says Beijing's spy balloon program has targeted 40 countries

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The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023.
The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023.

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China has a global spy balloon operation collecting intel on other countries' militaries, including 'strategic bases' in the US, officials say

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Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene wore a $495 alpaca wool coat to the State of the Union to 'highlight' the Chinese spy balloon

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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia at the State of the Union on February 7, 2023.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia at the State of the Union on February 7, 2023.

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The US military didn't know if the missile that took out a Chinese spy balloon would work when an F-22 took the shot, commander says

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US Marines with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533 load an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile onto an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 28, 2022.
US Marines load an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile onto an F/A-18D Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan in September.

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China says it wants its busted balloon back after the US Navy fished the suspected spy craft out of the ocean

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Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.

Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson

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