Title says it all. I am genuinely curious as to how an individual, or group of individuals could legally take, and hold possession of rogue technological devices violating US airspace, and turn a profit from the salvaged CCP junk.
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Interesting. I'm not sure I buy it in totality. The F22 Raptor has a known ceiling of 60,000 feet. It can probably push 70k. While the balloon (it is not an aerostat, those are tethered) may present a minimal infrared signature due to lack of an engine, they are usually constructed out of a type of mylar, which will reflect radar. So a radar based system will see it if it is painted with a signal. Additionally, the F22 is equipped with a M61A1 20mm Gatling gun. I'm pretty confident that it would rip a balloon to shreds easily.