NORAD Intercepts Four Russian Warplanes in International Airspace off Alaska
On Tuesday, December 17, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked another quartet of Russian military aircraft as they transited through international airspace off the northwestern coast of Alaska. The area is known as the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), where aircraft are expected to identify themselves, according to NORAD. The U.S. government has said they did not see these flights as a threat...
Photo of a TU-95m and two F-16 Falcons courtesy of NORAD.
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