As U.S. Struggles with Coronavirus, Moscow Probes American Defenses
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By Bradley Bowman, Mikhael Smits & Liane Zivitski
March 26, 2020
As U.S. Struggles with Coronavirus, Moscow Probes American Defenses
(North American Aerospace Defense Command via AP)oscow repeatedly sent Tu-142 long-range reconnaissance aircraft to probe America’s homeland defenses. The incursions into the North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) air defense identification zone (ADIZ) demonstrated Moscow’s continued aggressive policy toward the United States and underscored the need to maintain U.S. military readiness, even in the midst of an historic pandemic.
This month, Moscow tested U.S. and Canadian homeland aerospace threat detection and reaction three times over a one-week period. First on March 9, and then twice on March 14, Rus
As the Coronavirus crisis escalated earlier this month in the United States, Msian aircraft used two different avenues of approach toward Alaska. Each time, NORAD responded by sending F-22 Raptors to escort the Russian aircraft, with KC-135 Stratotankers and E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft airborne for support.
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