F-16s and F-22s intercept Russian Military Aircraft in Alaska’s ADIZ Zone

F-16s and F-22s intercept Russian Military Aircraft in Alaska’s ADIZ Zone

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reports that F-16 and F-22 fighter jets accompanied by KC-135 stratotankers and E-3 AWACS intercepted six Russian aircraft comprised of TU-95 bombers, IL-78 tankers and SU-35 fighter jets as they entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Saturday. The aircraft never entered U.S. or Canadian sovereign airspace, […]

Raptors Intercept Two Formations of Russian Bombers off of Alaska’s Coast Wednesday

Raptors Intercept Two Formations of Russian Bombers off of Alaska’s Coast Wednesday

  The North American Aerospace Defense Command or NORAD revealed on Wednesday that F-22s intercepted two flights of Russian nuclear-capable bombers off of Alaska’s coast on Wednesday. Both of the Russian formations were intercepted by F-22 Raptors with KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Airborne Warning and Control Support. The first formation of Russian military aircraft,  consisting […]