PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) will conduct ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26), a joint and combined multi-domain Field Training Exercise (FTX) in various locations throughout Alaska and Greenland from Feb. 23 – March 13, 2026. All training activities in Greenland are conducted in full […]
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked two Tu-95s, two Su-35s, and one A-50 operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Feb.19, 2026. NORAD launched two F-16s, two F-35s, one E-3, and four KC-135s to intercept, positively identify, and escort the aircraft until […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – American and Canadian personnel and aircraft from all three North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) regions (Alaska, Canada, and continental United States), led by the Canadian NORAD Region (CANR), have commenced redeployment activities from Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, following Operation NOBLE DEFENDER (OND). While the main aspects of the operation are now complete, a contingent […]
