when it first crossed into u.s. air space in montana. it s hovering over our icbm s. sean: it was hovering over alaska. they knew it there, too, why didn t joe biden take this balloon out at any one of these points? four days earlier in the wilderness of alaska think about this or two days earlier by working with our allies in canada, you know, why was this balloon allowed to continue its journey all across the entire united states? take a look at your screen. by friday, february 3rd, it was spotted over kansas. then it was spotted over missouri. then over kentucky. finally by saturday, it entered air space over north carolina and then south carolina where it was finally shot down off the coast near myrtle beach by an f-22 raptor. let this sink in to you. your president, joe biden, required the communist party of china to fly a surveillance balloon all over the u.s., multiple military bases,
The F-22 Raptor, made by aviation giant Lockheed Martin is the world s first 5th generation fighter jet, and is exclusively built for the United States Air Force. The F-22 is also among one of the most expensive fighter jets projects ever, along side the F-35 Lightning. However, unlike the F-22, the F-35 is offered to other NATO nations and is widely used by countries like Japan, Turkey among others. The Raptor is known for its dogfighting capabilities, beyond-visual-range (BVR) combat, and stealthy design. On February 4, 2023, a United States Air Force F-22 fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.
was a member of the senate intelligence committee personal turned to lucas tomlinson light at the white house with reaction from chinese leaders this morning, hello lucas. called the shootdown of his balloon and overreactions reserve the right for that response is necessary. president biden said he gave the order to shoot it out on wednesday when it was safe to do so. decided the best time to do that was when it got over water. xbox news exclusive video shows the moment f-22 raptor out of langley air force base destroyed the balloon with a side wind or heat seeking at 2:30 9:00 p.m. saturday .6 miles off the coast of south carolina in u.s. territorial waters. pentagon officials and the debris field miles long and 7 feet of water. u.s. navy salvage teams will search for wreckage. many republicans asking what took so long? senator ted cruz tweeting absolutely the right thing to do. but biden should have done it
congressman mike waltz from florida said the pentagon briefed about other instances as well. what we were told, there were multiple incursions over florida, one over texas, and separate reporting, we have not been able to ask about over hawaii and guam. so, what were the extent of these incursions. this exclusive fox video shows the moment the f-22 raptor out of langley shot down the chinese spy flight with the side winder. and the first time since pearl harbor the u.s. has shot down a hostile aircraft over u.s. territory. of course hawaii was not even a state back then. earlier, the top general from norad admitted they did not detect them during the trump administration. john kirby spoke. i can tell you that we discovered these flights after