U. S. and Canadian Fighters Intercept, Escort Russian Bombers off Alaska Coast Monday

U. S. and Canadian Fighters Intercept, Escort Russian Bombers off Alaska Coast Monday

  North America Aerospace Defense Command revealed on Tuesday that US F-22 stealth jets and Canadian CF-18 fighters intercepted Russian aircraft off the north coast of Alaska in the Beaufort Sea. The two Russian aircraft, Tu-142 marine reconnaissance assets entered and remained in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone for four hours but never entered […]

F-22s Intercept Russian Bombers and Fighters in Aleutians and Bering Sea

F-22s Intercept Russian Bombers and Fighters in Aleutians and Bering Sea

The North American Defense Command (NORAD) revealed on Monday that Alaska-based F-22s and an E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System from NORAD identified then intercepted four Tupolev TU-95 bombers and two SU-35 fighters as they entered into the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Monday. Initially, two of the Russian bombers entering the […]