Oh, there is more. For example, in late 70s Soviets built a special purpose plane to hunt balloons: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/the-soviets-built-bes

Oh, there is more. For example, in late 70s Soviets built a special purpose plane to hunt balloons: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/the-soviets-built-bespoke-balloon-killer-planes-during-the-cold-war https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/the-soviets-built-besp...