North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22s, supported by a KC-135 Stratotanker, intercepted two Russian IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone in the late hours of June 24. The Russian aircraft came within 50 miles of Unimak Island along the Aleutian island chain, spending approximately four hours in the ADIZ […]
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 […]
Two pairs of F-22 fighter jets, each with an E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System aircraft, from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) positively identified and intercepted Russian Tu-95 bombers and Su-35 fighter jets entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on May 21. Specifically, two Russian bombers entered the ADIZ and […]
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 […]