An unspecified number of U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighterjets and KC-135 air refuelers were deployed to conduct the intercepts, per NORAD. The triple intercept came months after two Russian ...
NORAD sent two F-16s from Alaska to Greenland to reinforce posture in the Arctic. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland is “not a ...
The Russian aircraft entered the ADIZ north of Alaska and remained within it for approximately 4 hours. NORADfighteraircraft escorted the TU-142s for the duration of their time in the ADIZ.
consisted of a pair Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Su-35 fighterjets and an A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft, NORAD said. The second formation, which came within 32 nautical ...
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said F-16 fighterjets took off to intercept the aircraft that had violated the no-fly zone set up after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
So, at around 3 pm, F-16 fighterjets from three different air bases were sent to intercept and investigate the jet. By 3:20 pm, two F-16s from Maryland reached the aircraft. While it took ...