NORAD detects and tracks Russian aircraft operating in the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones

NORAD detects and tracks Russian aircraft operating in the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones

  PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked two Russian TU-142 military aircraft operating in the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) on March 4, 2026. NORAD launched two U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter aircraft, two F-22 fighter aircraft, four KC-135 tankers, one E-3 AWACS, […]