Russian surveillance aircraft enters Alaska’s defense zone: NORAD

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Russian surveillance aircraft enters Alaska’s defense zone: NORAD
 By Snejana Farberov   
August 10, 2022 7:25pm

Russian surveillance aircraft were spotted inside the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on two separate occasions over a two-day period this week, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said on Tuesday.

The Alaskan NORAD Region detected, tracked and identified the foreign aircraft, which “remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace,” the agency said in a press release.

NORAD stated that it employs a “layered defense network” comprised of satellites, radars — both ground and airborne — and fighter jets to keep tabs on aircraft.

“We remain ready to employ a number of response options in defense of North American and Arctic Sovereignty,” NORAD’s statement warned. ... NY Post

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Russian Surveillance Aircraft Spotted Near Alaskan Air Space
August 10, 2022 2:15 PM
    Carla Babb, VOA

Pentagon —

The U.S. military says Russian military surveillance aircraft entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on two separate occasions over the past two days.

U.S. F-22 fighter jets intercepted the second aircraft upon entering the airspace, a defense official told VOA. Both entries involved the same type of Russian surveillance aircraft, the official added.

An Air Defense Identification Zone extends beyond a country’s airspace to include an area in which a country tries to identify, locate and control aircraft in the interest of national security.

The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, according to social media posts by North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, on Wednesday. ...

Pootin' just flexing his muscles?