The North American Aerospace Defense Command has revealed that two Russian Tu-95 bombers, and their escorts, two Su-35 fighter aircraft were intercepted 30 miles of Alaska’s coast late on Monday evening. The Russian aircraft were intercepted soon after entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone by F-22 fighters supported by E-3 airborne warning and […]
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 […]