The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Canada recently took down an unidentified object flying mysteriously over the Canadian border, its second operation in two days. The United States helped by sending its F22 fighter jet to help take down the unknown aircraft over at Yukon after violating restrictions.
It shot down the said object per the cautionary discretion of the country's militaries, wary after a Chinese spy balloon was seen hovering around South Carolina last week.
NORAD, Canada Took Down Unidentified Object
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The US NORAD and Canada recently deployed F-22 fighter jets to monitor and take down an unidentified object flying over the Canadian border in Yukon.
The US NORAD and Canada recently deployed F-22 fighter jets to monitor and take down an unidentified object flying over the Canadian border in Yukon.
According to the United States Department of Defense, there was a recent joint operation for two days straight between the US and Canada after discovering an unknown object flying over at Canada's border. The US NORAD helped monitor the incident alongside its F-22 fighter jets, the critical aircraft in the operations.
The decision to take down the said object was per the advice of its defense agency heads, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Minister of Defence Anita Anand.
It followed a call between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden, which led to appointing the F-22 jets to monitor the aircraft three days earlier.
The F-22 used AIM 9X missiles to take down the said object.PM Trudeau recently released a statement via a tweet confirming the operations with NORAD.
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I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. @NORADCommand shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, and a U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 11, 2023
Operations Against Flying Unidentified Objects
Recently, US authorities also shot down an unidentified cylindrical object after its flight in Alaskan airspace, which is now on its way to recovery amidst the winter.
The investigations would examine what happened to determine who or what is behind these flights and learn more about the rising cases.
Airspace Restrictions and Defense
Last week rattled the United States military and its core, as there was an unidentified object flying around its airspace, particularly the infamous Chinese "spy" balloon, which was recently tracked by the Pentagon.
Shortly, the country centered on defensive measures and shot down this bizarre, bizarre object in the air.
The balloon was flying over sensitive military locations in the country, and it perceived it as a violation of its airspace and defense, ordering its shot down.
The United States Navy already shared photos of the taken-down balloon, further heightening the tension between the US and China for its retaliation amidst the incident.
A series of unidentified objects are now popping up in different locations in the North American region, and its Defense agencies are already looking into the phenomena. These recent NORAD and Canada joint operations have recently sent out F-22s for three days straight, aiming to protect the country from unknown threats.
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