Four Russian warplanes flew near Alaska, entering the U.S. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) but remaining in international airspace. NORAD tracked the aircraft, highlighting ongoing Russian military activity near U.S. and Canadian borders.
Four Russian warplanes flew just outside of United States airspace near Alaska on Tuesday, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The military operation was routine, the agency said, and it detected and tracked the planes. Although the Russian aircraft remained in international airspace, they entered a region beyond U.S. and Canadian sovereign airspace called the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), where aircraft are expected to identify themselves.
The ADIZ is a stretch of international airspace bordering the sovereign space around the U.S. and Canada, which both countries monitor to ideally readily detect all aircraft passing through. Surveillance in the defense zone is maintained for national security reasons. NORAD said it uses a 'network of satellites, ground-based and airborne radars and fighter aircraft to detect and track aircraft and inform appropriate actions' and 'remains ready to employ a number of response options in defense of North America.' The U.S. military reported similar actions from four Russian warplanes detected off the coast of Alaska in February and September. The report in September happened shortly after more than 100 U.S. soldiers were deployed temporarily to Alaska's remote Shemya Island in response to a spike in Russian military activity off the western boundaries of North America, which a U.S. general described as an exercise to test the military's readiness to deploy troops and equipment. Their deployment coincided with eight Russian aircraft and four navy vessels, including two submarines, traveling close to Alaska while Russia and China conducted joint military drills. None of those planes entered U.S. airspace. On Sept. 30, NORAD posted a dramatic video of a Russian fighter jet flying close to a NORAD aircraft off the coast of Alaska. At the time, a U.S
RUSSIA ALASKA NORAD AIR DEFENSE US MILITARY
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ukraine Strikes Advanced Russian Air-Defense System in Kursk: KyivMoscow's S-400 ai-rdefense system is considered a broad equivalent to the U.S.' in-demand Patriot armament.
Read more »
Ukraine Scores Major NASAMS Air Defense Boost From NATOThe $406 million air defense system has arrived in Ukraine, Canada's defense department announced Friday.
Read more »
Four Russian Aircraft Intercepted Near AlaskaThe North American Aerospace Defense Command tracked four Russian military aircraft operating within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Tuesday.
Read more »
US Air Force to Base Four KC-135 Refueling Planes in AlaskaThe U.S. Air Force is fulfilling its commitment to base four KC-135 refueling planes at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, a move welcomed by Sen. Dan Sullivan. Sullivan has been advocating for this for nearly a decade, citing the need to refuel Alaska's growing fleet of 5th-generation fighters and address the limitations posed by the vast distances involved in Alaska's air defense.
Read more »
Boosting Cyprus' defense is key so close to the war-wracked Mideast, defense minister saysCyprus' defense minister says that bolstering the defense capacity of the east Mediterranean island nation by getting new armaments is critical for a country so close to the war-wracked Middle East.
Read more »
Alaska included among states with highest Alaska Native and Native American absencesAlaska Native students are more likely to drop out of school and have the lowest attendance rates above all subgroups except homeless students in Alaska, according to new data.
Read more »