Let's start with what happened over Alaska recently. AsNewsweekreported, Russian aircraft were intercepted by American fighters after NORAD detected them coming uncomfortably close to our airspace. NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense...
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that Russian and Chinese bombers flying together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska is a new show of expanding military cooperation and it raises concerns.
An Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing flies over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2018. The F-22 Raptor is the U.S. Air Force’s premium fifth-generation fighter asset. (Photo by Jamal Wilson) TwoRussian IL-38 maritime reconnaissanceaircraft were int...
The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in Alaska amid a recent increase in Russian military planes and vessels approaching the state.
Four Russian military aircraft flew in international airspace near Alaska on Tuesday, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
In July, the United States intercepted Russian and Chinese aircraft in international airspace off the coast of Alaska. In February 2024, the U.S. detected four Russian warplanes flying in the same area. More Russian aircraft were spotted in May and February 2023. Part of Norway is in the...
The U.S. military said it intercepted four Russian warplanes near Alaska on Monday. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it detected four Russian aircraft, including TU-95 BEAR-H bombers and SU-35 fighter aircraft, entering and operatin
The intercept happened north of the Aleutian Islands, which stretch from the coast of Alaska far into the Pacific Ocean. F-22 fighters, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 AWACS aircraft from the North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted two Russian IL-38 aircraft entering the Al...
In response, the US Navy deployed USS John S. McCain, USS Benfold, USS John Finn and USS Chung-Hoon aircraft carriers that simulated the destruction of a mock enemy submarine. Why did the US react so harshly, taking into consideration the fact that the Russian and Chinese warships simply ...
military intercepts — either in the air or at sea — are routine and have happened a number of times with Russian aircraft in the Pacific, particularly in the north. Just last month, U.S. fighter jets intercepted two Russian TU-95 bombers in international airspace off Alaska’s c...