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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I genuinely don't understand why we haven't shot one down. An F-22 got its first kill when it downed a Chinese balloon in US airspace. Why haven't they scrambled to shoot down one of these numerous drones, particularly when they are flying over the very bases where F-22s are based? The debris alone would be extremely useful to figure out what these things are and where they are coming from.

I am baffled by the Biden Administration's non-response. This isn't Bigfoot or the LochNess monster. People are seeing these things. There is lots of video. And they are flying over national security areas. The brazenness of these drones suggests it's not a US Skunk Works research and development project. The Biden response is mystifying.  [/quote]

They’d be hard to shoot down with a fighter. They probably don’t have enough of a heat signature for a AIM 9 sidewinder to pick up on, plus, being only a few hundred feet from the ground, and near populated areas, shooting an air to air missile at one is going to cause damage on the ground from the missile even if it makes a direct it. If it misses, it’ll be even worse.  A strafing run with the 20mm canon would also be potential disaster on the ground for anything in the path of the strafing run.

A better tactic would be an attack helicopter like an Apache, which could track the drone, and if it flies out over the ocean, it could use it’s 30mm gun to shoot it down in a spot where it could be recovered. Or possibly fly near enough to the drone for the rotor wash to force it into the trees/ground. That would be ideal.  [/quote]

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