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[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Frank 1...Splash 1 !!

[@faydea6962]

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[@MeMyselfI_69]

Lol nice!

[@guymansonjr4780]

The pants pooper had to get permission from his boss Xi to shoot it.

[@xxbonxx]

But it was a fox 2? HOW?

[@BlameeeJay]

@@xxbonxx you misread it

[@sparky4878]

Balloon didn’t stand a chance, the F22 came into the engagement with a significant energy advantage.

[@wurfyy]

Not so fast. The F-22 could never beat the balloon in a 1-circle. That thing is basically doing a continuous cobra.

[@Junker_1]

Yeah but the balloon had the height advantage. So he could have converted that to an energy advantage.

[@fruitygranulizer540]

@@wurfyy LOL in a merge, the balloon would just have to spin around a bit while the f22 heaved its airframe around. by the time the f22 is half way round the circle, the balloon would have already gotten a few pictures of it 😂

[@Matterian]

You all are killing me!!

[@plaguedocx]

F-22 chinese balloon bvr dogfight when?

[@ValentineC137]

I can't believe Sidewinder didn't fly the balloon for this one, he could alteast have gotten one of the F22's before the wingman took him down

[@JesusFriedChrist]

GS!

[@xxbonxx]

Lol

[@blackchang1981]

LOL 😂😂😂

[@mastathrash5609]

I'm still curious why they didn't gun it versus using a $500000 missile, I get it, gotta show off and test things, but rather inefficient unless the missile was the best option.

[@DrNauseous]

I agree! IMO GS needs to redo this one and pilot the 🎈 instead. C'mon G, the public demands it!

[@user-eq3kj5en5c]

this is a proof that "it's not the plane it's the pilot" history will always remamber this dogfight

[@miodragdragan3613]

Dogfight ???

[@EmmanuelAU03]

@@miodragdragan3613 he's obviously joking mate

[@jokernabastard2828]

This was like a modern Battle of Britain! So much owed by so many to so few!

[@testphone8379]

@@miodragdragan3613 this is the American military does the best, kills some one who couldn’t fight back 😂😂😂

[@TheIceman567]

@@EmmanuelAU03 are you British?

[@hondaboi_7578]

Truly one of the moments in aviation history

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

balloon

[@sandeep_reddy22]

What about history of baloon industry...its a black day for them..they thought cud have done better.

[@bturbo997]

@@sandeep_reddy22I bet the balloon industry is feeling deflated after this one

[@sandeep_reddy22]

@@bturbo997 yeah man..they are in talks to shift their industry from china to pakistan...it also provides multi trillion dollar opportunity to failing and ailing pakistan..heard they make gud baloons for futbol...sure china will come again with some profound balooncraft.

[@Angry.General1461]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 Imagine if the balloon had an onboard system to track the missile and it ejected flares!💥😂

[@RobertLeeAtYT]

Yep. That balloon didn't stand a chance in a one circle with a Raptor.

[@H-cranky]

The balloon had a chance in the 2-circle though. But the insect piloting the balloon didnt know that

[@skeksis1085]

Balloon IS one circle, try again

[@TheMilitaryONE]

Two-circle it is. The ballon has far better thrust-to-weight that the oldschool Raptor. Would outrate it by orders of magnitude

[@bonkersforest2035]

The fight we didn’t want, but also needed

[@leomarin2205]

what a struggle🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣we shot too, they didn't shoot, oooyaaa it's a balloon,🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@direwolf7491]

Don't worry India had to do the same to a Chinese spy balloon using an Su-30mki

[@yomommaahotoo264]

Bootlicker

[@barryparker8868]

Well said my friend.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

TacView pLz! :D

[@zaho87]

You have no idea how close that actually was - roughly 100 years ago a British fighter engaged a Russian balloon, and the balloon won (true story). Those raptor pilots have come against one of the rarest and most dangerous of enemies to all fighter aircraft, they are truly heroes.

[@JohnLau256]

Apparently, the Canadian air force was using F18 and attempted to intercept similar Chinese balloon. They were firing the built-in cannon(with the F18) but failed to score any hit to the balloon.

[@zaho87]

@@JohnLau256 Balloons are too OP.

[@williammorellini5403]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@rensomusni8419]

Do you mean Russian Kirovs?? Those truly are dangerous😅😆

[@amaneyugihanako-kunofthesi8849]

@@rensomusni8419 Ehh, spamming several patriot missiles and IFVS will do the trick. And if they're at sea, then send in the Aegis Cruisers

[@briand.1694]

Going to be difficult to live down, the fact that the F-22's only Air to Air kill was a 200 foot tall balloon!

[@volk4523]

Because it doesn't need to kill an actual plane. Countries are afraid to get to that point, lol. It's a statement.

[@ImMrHibachi]

You gotta admire that the balloon at least TRIED To take the vertical to avoid the raptor but it still wasn't enough in the end.

[@bolt5916]

This was a military defense test by china to see our capabilities on shooting it down

[@danmackenzie9537]

8

[@casso_4974]

Damn this was the F-22 first kill we know of. “Pilot today you will be immortalized in history for protecting the United States!” “Oh really? How??” “By shooting down a balloon.”

[@michaelreedx6823]

"By shooting down a balloon after its already completed its mission" fixed lol

[@johnpaulvalentin5819]

@@michaelreedx6823It was constantly being jammed. We got more info from it than the Chinese did.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

@@johnpaulvalentin5819 What info? It's an old tech meteorological system.

[@wally7856]

First F-22 kill ever First air to air kill over mainland USA Highest altitude air to air kill ever that pilot did a few firsts

[@halo3063]

@@michaelreedx6823 apparently not since China is mad that we shot it down lol Guess they haven’t receive any data from it yet

[@ninjaraptor0612]

I've never seen such an accurate recreation of a historical air-to-air event. Impressive

[@crookedwookie8782]

Fun fact: the 9x they shot the balloon down with didn't have an active warhead, to minimize damage. They simply used one as a giant needle, to pop it from several miles out. 😅

[@jonathanpfeffer3716]

Yeah idk about that lol, sure looks like that impact was an explosion and it sure did cause a lot of damage

[@TheScotsalan]

@@jonathanpfeffer3716 Hydrogen ? If the balloon is unmanned, no need to use helium ?

[@bluesteel5841]

Good to know that thank you...makes more sense to bring down payload more intact..i was thinking Guns be better but what you said works better..

[@FiroNebule]

@@jonathanpfeffer3716 In the real life scenario, not in this video of DCS.

[@weneedtermlimits]

And you know this how?

[@Enkarashaddam]

All those millions invested, thousands of hours of training and flight time, all to create the perfect killplane -- everything for this one glorious moment

[@hermanjefferies68]

Good training.

[@SmokinDave73]

I think you mean "trillions" KEKW hahaha.

[@roli4040]

On the other hands, how many fighter pilots are nowadays able to sport a balloon sticker under their cabopy?

[@danrazART]

65000 feet is very high.

[@Rationalific]

And it was all worth it in the end.

[@sethadkins546]

It would've been really cool to see a tacview debrief on this, I think there's a lot we can learn from this engagement.

[@waynecoulter6761]

Yeah... Lesson 1. don't let a communist nation fly their surveillance packages over your airspace to begin with...

[@bri-manhunter2654]

Yes!! GS, we need a tacview for this engagement.

[@sentar_dv]

I'll sign under this.

[@RtxIon]

The amount of skill and technique these pilots had to utilize is astounding

[@HOTSHTMAN53]

Literally just pointing and shoot lol

[@RavenTheMagnificent]

As a Chinese I would say your video is awesome! Capturing the intensity of the operation.

[@ImperialMarque]

your team bested us this day with the mightiest weapon yet. Balloon needed to be defeated by a multi-billion dollar stealth fighter my god we're doomed lol. Good Strategy zerging down the US econ keep sending all the balloons we'll go bankrupt very 5th dimensional warefare strategy tbh. LOL.

[@sharequsman596]

@@ImperialMarque The us needs to develop its own next gen balloons and integratd them with all the newest technologies such hobs,irstAesa Radars.Chineese balloons will be left in the dust

[@CaptApril123]

You guys training us.. Same time next week?

[@BigDogRenzel]

Isn’t KZbin banned in China? I’m telling ur using VPN

[@maxczarnecki7280]

@@BigDogRenzel using vpn is also banned

[@justacathittingjuul9645]

Probably the most intense dogfight I've ever seen.

[@JS-mu1fg]

balloonfight

[@juliusurianza7877]

Haha

[@Soundtracks92]

Puts the Top Gun movies and all of the dogfights throughout WW2 to shame

[@nelsonrhodes259]

You obviously haven't seen much..

[@meepy2739]

@@nelsonrhodes259 🗿

[@DaBoM1337]

F-22 now has a perfect air-to-air kill ratio, eat your heart out McDonnell Douglas

[@benrichey2593]

Next balloon will be prepared with PL-15s

[@H-cranky]

@@benrichey2593 next balloon will come with J-20 escort

[@ironic8340]

@@H-cranky stelt h

[@smyers820gm]

@@H-cranky the next balloon won’t make it out of Chinese airspace

[@danielberger1378]

@@smyers820gm lol

[@MyWatchIsEnded]

It feels like it's a tutorial mission, "Now shoot down the balloon", *boom*, " Nice, your balloon killing skills are remarkable!"

[@maceharris7656]

The professionals always make it look easy. Thank you U.S.A.F.😁👍

[@Power5]

Great to see the Raptor finally doing what it was designed to do. Balloon never saw it coming.

[@greenmagic8ball198]

Truly one of the dogfights of all time.

[@hb-ol9oc]

More like a dog vs turtle fight.

[@TheOfficial007]

Might get a new dogfights episode after that one.

[@karjalasta]

@@hb-ol9oc Or just a brick against a ball.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

I liked when the f-22 pilot said "it's ballooning time" and morbed all over the balloon's corpse

[@GodzHammer]

Thank you Grinnelli!! Well Done!

[@_SamUSA_]

Awesome video! Thanks for the effort. This is getting real. I love the closing shot. I was thinking of the exact same thing. Pause... Snipping Tool... Print... Awesome!

[@77advanced]

What a career peak for F22

[@Awaken2067833758]

@@noele6588 all balloons fear the f22 now 🤣

[@niceplayer1999]

[@niceplayer1999]

[@fastfiddler1625]

The balloon is well known for its ability to stay inside your turn circle. But it really lacks rate capability.

[@Maria_Erias]

And although it lacks much in the way of afterburner capacity, this is balanced out by its truly astonishing engagement and loiter times.

[@silentwatcher1455]

You want to know more about balloon capability? Attend a children birthday party There will be a lot of balloon to see there.

[@geraldshearon7264]

No guns on the balloon doesn't help it.

[@Eis_]

Reminds me of Zeppelins during WWI. They're just like "Oh, you're trying to fight me? Well, in 2 minutes I'll be 5000 feet over you. Bye!".

[@collinregner5247]

That footage at the end was awesome! Props to the cameraman 👏

[@HappyHarryHardon]

Absolutely amazing camera work!

[@thomaszhang3101]

No way 😂 DCS these days can simulate anything I swear

[@beanieteamie7435]

It can't simulate a dynamic campaign :)

[@sooryan_1018]

Simulate me getting a girlfriend. I double bet you ;)

[@imjashingyou3461]

Simulate is an incredibly loose term in this context.

[@Gravey91]

@@sooryan_1018 It can't work wonders

[@cineva-wb1pk]

@@Gravey91 Ouch, that wasn't a roast. That was straight up cremation

[@serpentza]

Totally going to use this in the show next week if that’s cool with you mate!

[@IronMan-ds5bi]

Did not expect to see you here lol

[@Lopezflies888]

Serpentza brought me here from Twitter thank you for showing us such a cool channel

[@WarguyPlayz]

Stay awesome man, looking forward to next weeks show!

[@Rationalific]

@@IronMan-ds5bi To be fair, a "Chinese balloon shot down" video is one of the more likely places I'd expect to find him. If I'd found him at a "Kyrgyzstan national flute-playing championships", then I'd be more surprised. 😉

[@jn3750]

BIG fan here, Winston. Do you think we should have just captured the ballon intact instead of shooting it down?

[@mk7.5gti20]

Second time listening to this audio. I listened to it as it happened. "Splash 1, Balloon is completely destroyed." They were telling us we weren't allowed to discuss the mission and later that day every detail about the mission was plastered everywhere.

[@julianhoolagn]

Why did I immediately laugh when I saw the title 😂😂

[@chris.76256]

*DOGFIGHT*

[@plaguedocx]

F-22's first kill is a balloon Best use of taxpayer dollars

[@egberthigglewonk4520]

Apparently with a $400k sidewinder!

[@user-wd4iq7dn8j]

against free communist balloon

[@danius4043]

Should've used an amraam

[@PhoenixSky7]

@@danius4043 Gotta give that 9X a kill

[@ohnodevo]

@@danius4043 Should've used a Minuteman....I mean, Go Big or Go Home, right? 🙂

[@That_Freedom_Guy]

That's an exclusive scoop you got there. Jolly good show. 👍

[@kyle8798]

I bet no one would have thought the first kill of this multi billion dollars fighter jet would be a balloon when they first design it

[@RockMountainYJ]

If that pilot don’t put a ballon silhouette on their aircraft that will be a shame.

[@desne153]

oh they have to

[@baziwan9407]

Wonder with the AF being how it is now, would they allow it. Also might wreck the stealth?

[@RockMountainYJ]

@@baziwan9407 that’s a good question. I’m sure they have some special paint.

[@Hackerman177]

Maybe inside the missile storage?

[@gz3zbz]

Did you even watch the video? 3:19

[@harmlesscarrot1797]

Lol, I had asked a video on this via a comment on your previous vid. Gr8 to see F-22 first and most amazing kill so far. Lol.

[@blakesejarma]

Balloon:” I’m gonna hit the brakes and he’ll fly right by” Also Balloon : “D’oh !”

[@knowa2911]

So was this technically the first f-22 aerial kill?

[@arthurvg2217]

I would have sent the lamest thing to get this down like another balloon with machine gun or something like this

[@leomarin2205]

@@arthurvg2217 could ask a veteran pilot on an f4 to do this job,, an f 22 was not necessary, apart from braving nonsense in the bushes, it impressed the Chinese, to the point of tears,, of laughter🤣🤣

[@hirakbanerjee7514]

Yes

[@MeerkatADV]

@@leomarin2205 F22 is one of the few aircraft that can maneuver and have good weapons engagement at that altitude. (60,000+ feet) They could have sent an F15 after it, but it would have had to basically engage from a climb.

[@sulufest]

@@arthurvg2217 The USAF wanted minimal damage as possible to the payload for recovery efforts, so they didn’t use cannon and the sidewinder (AIM-9X) wasn’t armed with a warhead. Basically they shot it down like they were using an arrow. Talk about William Tell! 🎯

[@kevw25]

F-22 getting an Air to Air kill on a spy balloon? This is my favorite timeline.

[@niceplayer1999]

[@PhoenixTwoFiftySix]

Its FIRST air to air kill.

[@caprakiwi6201]

Slap a star on that bird.

[@jackoneill28]

@@caprakiwi6201 A balloon.

[@watterztrail7870]

push congress to manufacture more F-22s. It's really hard to argue its 100% win rate in combat

[@jazzlover10000]

Hypothetical Victory Roll after the balloon kill too funny!

[@nathanrawling4353]

Very reminiscent of some of the biggest engagement in aviation history.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

The most shocking thing to me is that the comms are available. Not like this was a super-secret mission or anything exotic in the execution, but less than 24 hours for the comms to come out is still pretty surprising.

[@MisterMosfet]

I think they did this so publicly because there were a lot of other countries politically interested in the balloon

[@JukentheBox]

@@Medieval1-1 where can I find the mission comms?

[@beezelsub]

They wanted people to know it was actually shot down

[@anubhabpaul3654]

Where can I get the audio?

[@davidsolus9410]

@@Medieval1-1 I read where another Raptor pilot said that USAF doesn't typically use secure comms when operating in CONUS as it inhibits their ability to communicate easily with civilian flight controllers. Most of the recordings floating around were picked up on civilian receivers, hence the gaps and audible digital control tones.

[@pilipilipilipilipili]

The difensive manouvering right after that Fox-2 was very much needed to escape a response from that balloon! And kudos to the stealth capabilities of the Raptor that made it sneak up so nicely..

[@doujinflip]

During WWI observation balloons were filled with hydrogen and protected by a dense deployment of flak, which made balloon busting missions as hazardous as dogfights at the time 🛩🎈

[@pitpao]

I thought that was just what fighter jets did when they were so happy that they made a kill, like after a dog does something it's really proud of.

[@Jorgon01]

Honestly riveting. Really goes to show the power of the F-22.

[@kierancorcoran4399]

i am so imprese that them plains manage to catch up to and hit that really hard moving target

[@jaredharris1970]

The pilot probably embarrassed his first kill was a balloon lol

[@niceplayer1999]

[@Free_Born]

You know that guy is going to get balloons sent to his house... they will be in his locker... his gym bag... anywhere his buddies can stuff them.

[@zachb9856]

im sure all the other guys are jealous that they haven't gotten their first yet, especially since it was the Raptor's first

[@jpeterson9087]

He’s getting a new call sign out of it for sure.

[@ntsHR]

@@jpeterson9087 Balloon boy

[@revvyishonisd5027]

Such good stealth the balloon didn’t even get to begin evasive maneuvers

[@jerryware5749]

Ha! or even discharge flares.

[@amireplays3571]

I love this channel, it's so entertaining watching these fights, and you giving commentary while the action is happening.

[@niceplayer1999]

[@amireplays3571]

@DarnGames Indeed, I meant his other videos :)

[@Spinikar]

Good to see the power of the F22 on display :) Poor thing never had the chance to face an adversary. No one wanted to challenge it.

[@Ahounstadt]

Man I was really at the edge of my seat there. The intensity of that dogfight was really high. Overall, I would rate this one 10/10.

[@woohan6430]

This battle should be in the intro title of top gun 3.

[@pepeellis3703]

To be honest the high of bore capability of the aim 9x really came in handy there, truly a test that pushed the raptor and missile to their maximum limits.

[@pepeellis3703]

@@teeanahera8949 always someone😂

[@crateer]

@@teeanahera8949 *off-boresight If you correct someone, then at least do it right, wtf 😂🤦‍♂️

[@pepeellis3703]

@@crateer oof

[@tomsmith7207]

How high was this engagement. Isn’t the ceiling of the raptor like 45kft or something? I thought the balloon was at 80k

[@pepeellis3703]

@Tom Smith balloon was between 60k to 65k and raptor I believe was at 58k

[@Fishing4Fish96]

Now we need a video of you taking on a F22 as the balloon!!

[@michaela3441]

I'm currently stationed at Langley and saw the 22s take off. I didn't make the connection till my suite mate, who's a 22 crew chief, told me those were our 22s. Mind blown

[@paltryshelf816]

F 35: hey F 22, what did you kill? F 22: a Balloon

[@AgachartSukchouy]

😄

[@BlameeeJay]

This happened in my state. Never thought the first kill for a Raptor would not be an enemy plane, but a balloon 😂😂

[@docmccoy9813]

It's a bit silly, but I hope they don't need to use the F22 against any chinese or russian aircraft, for the sake of humankind

[@Shehbaz666]

@@docmccoy9813 Could use them against the Syrians and Iranians though. It would be awfully (((convenient))) if you can just take out those 2 countries.

[@raystools]

The best Fight I ever seen! Good job for both side!

[@Yellow-Rose]

I came here from the Chris Lehto channel. I really enjoy your content, subbed!

[@Name-ps9fx]

This had me sitting on the edge of my seat! The suspense, the drama...!

[@hoosierdaddy8002]

So stunning. So brave.

[@robmullins1427]

I love how the wingman broke left to perform a pinscher move. Brilliant!

[@niceplayer1999]

[@LoneWolf-kz5bo]

Lmao the ballon kill tag on the F-22 is glorious

[@MACE1-1]

What a threatening ominous balloon. Classic case of "Look over here - don't look over there..." Now I can get back to my - how to crochet for beginners class...

[@mckennaConfig]

That pilot strutting into the officer's club like Hangman in Maverick.

[@gigachad1939]

The fight we needed, but never deserved

[@bradleymyers5030]

4 more balloons and the guy will be an Ace!

[@j.elliottcole9506]

I love all of those mountains and snow in South Carolina. Awesome footage.

[@tjpprojects7192]

BROMFG!! The, "UP 2: Carl Gets Shot Down By an F-22 Raptor" meme video CAME TRUE!!

[@timsullivan4566]

Okay G.S. - don't know HOW you managed to put together such a quality vid SO quickly... but MASSIVE kudos to you, my friend!

[@jasonkerbs806]

That picture at the end, the little balloon painted on the side of the jet lmao

[@viperq]

The F-22 pilot locker room talk will be amazing that day.

[@lthindu]

Good one taking down the Chinese balloon GS! Thanks for your service, congrats on the first F22 kill!

[@theaveragegamer7221]

F-22:*waits around for 29 years* *wrist watch beeps* F-22: "FINALLY! SOME ACTION!"

[@Mournful3ch0]

We've witnessed history. I can't wait until some kid talks about the legendary F-22 long after it gets retired, and I'll be able to tell them about it's first A2A kill

[@wyattmetheny7031]

Even against impossible the odds the F-22 comes out on top. Really thought the balloon had this one in the bag

[@agidotexe7167]

awesome little video dude!

[@markcorkum5732]

Great hit! Well done!

[@bjammin187]

One on the most intense videos yet. Outcome was in doubt right up until the end. Whoever was piloting that balloon needs a medal.

[@niceplayer1999]

[@johnqpublic2718]

I'm more impressed with how quickly you acquired that audio than anything

[@tgsgardenmaintenance4627]

Good job there were 2 Raptors, that balloon looked a formidable foe! 🤣

[@CharliMorganMusic]

This is exactly the kind of coverage a weather balloon deserves.

[@wintercorrao9698]

Great vid! Always love f-22 content, and I love the use of the actual recordings

[@therealkillerb7643]

This was brilliant. My wife walked in just as the missile was fired and thought she was looking at actual footage of the take down!

[@williamperryman6957]

love the splash decal for the balloon hehehe

[@alexandertaylor1225]

Great job!

[@joeo2533]

Balloon was just floating there.... menacingly.

[@Real28]

I have seen A LOT of weather balloons. None of them have had full solar arrays of that size. Super sus. But this one never stood a chance.

[@GreggHavens]

1st balloon in over 100 years. Good to see that the skill has not been lost.

[@writingref]

As an AWACS guy … that was some great comm all the way in. Loved this.

[@jingledfriskies5048]

Pro tip: next time you should try with differential thrust, it might make it a little easier in the one circle.

[@giantnanomachine]

I imagine somehow it's going to be weird for the pilot to be the only one in the force with a baloon kill. I can imagine the other guys teasing him for years whenever one of their kids has a birthday party.

[@baziwan9407]

the response is obviously. Still more kills than anyone else. Then laughing his way out to his balloon kill badge on his plane.

[@riuneko]

watch his callsign get changed to popper or something

[@poseidon61]

China should send more of these. Nice to see fighter jet popping balloon.

[@DulceSeeker]

that balloon tag on that Raptor was Hilarious

[@johnnytampocao7671]

We want to watch a real dog fight by the F-22 Raptor vs the Chinese counter part, not against an idle balloon but that side winder is awesome.

[@weirdgin9158]

The legends actually painted the balloon on the Raptor, that is hilarious!

[@atigerclaw]

Man, the boys at DCS really know how to get new content to us fast! The new 'Chinese Spy Balloon' has only been known for a few days, and they've already got a public beta up!

[@nakkimunat7153]

I didn't think he was gonna make it out alive.

[@soberek]

Finally something that has even a greater potential to force an overshoot than a Flanker cobra.

[@cetilly]

Loved the balloon stencil on the nose of the F-22 at the end 😂

[@vonpredator]

I’m curious is the balloon better in the 1 or 2 circle fight?

[@benrichey2593]

The balloon is one circle

[@H-cranky]

Its pretty weak in both the 1 and 2 circle. But its kinda a monster in the 0-circle fight

[@weasel7581]

I hope Growling Sidewinder will pick up that challenge and show us on how to down a F-22 ... as a balloon ... (if any1, only he can pull this off 😀 )

[@Agamemnon1002]

Presumably it is a 1 sphere fight.

[@50deserteagle]

Awesome strike keep up the great work!

[@AnshKJha19]

It's appreciable that F22 flew at 65000ft + the missile also performed well...

[@dade.9948]

Just like the SU-57! /s

[@smyers820gm]

Yes and now we gave china intelligence about height and engagement capabilities of the f-22 and sidewinder. Should have just burned holes in it with laser and have a more controlled descent. Now they gotta retrieve wreckage 🤷‍♂️

[@bandrea610]

@@smyers820gm pretty sure the balloon was jammed and not transmitting anything.

[@smyers820gm]

@@bandrea610 yes but we’re Chinese satellite watching the entire engagement 😉

[@claudiovic9883]

@@smyers820gm wtf bro, theres any modern jets that cant reach that altitude? And a missile that doesnt work there?