F-22s Intercept Russian Bear Bombers off of Alaska’s Coast Monday Evening

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F-22s Intercept Russian Bear Bombers off of Alaska’s Coast Monday Evening

  The North American Aerospace Defense Command has revealed that two Russian Tu-95 bombers, and their escorts, two Su-35 fighter aircraft were intercepted 30 miles of Alaska’s coast late on Monday evening. The Russian aircraft were intercepted soon after entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone by F-22 fighters supported by E-3 airborne warning and […]

Russian TU-95 Bombers Two Su-35 Fighters Intercepted Near Point Hope on Wednesday Evening

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Russian TU-95 Bombers Two Su-35 Fighters Intercepted Near Point Hope on Wednesday Evening

On Wednesday evening, for the fifth time in recent weeks, two Russian TU-95 Bear Bombers entered the Alaska Air Defense Zone, this time, escorted by two Su-35 fighter jets, U.S. officials reported. The four aircraft were intercepted by two F-22 stealth fighter jets that had been already airborne and conducting a patrol near Chariot, Alaska, […]