The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has released footage of fighter jets honing their skills at intercepting Russian and Chinese bombers over Alaska.
Newsweek has emailed both the Russian and Chinese defense ministries for comment.
Why It Matters
NORAD is a combined American and Canadian military command that provides aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America, including the detection, validation and warning of attack by aircraft, missiles or space vehicles.
Russia has regularly sent military aircraft near Alaska. Although they have remained outside U.S. and Canadian sovereign airspace, they have entered both nations’ air defense identification zones (ADIZs), international airspace that requires the identification of all aircraft.
Last summer, NORAD detected Chinese strategic bombers within the Alaskan ADIZ for the first time as they conducted a joint air strategic patrol with Russian counterparts.
What To Know
American and Canadian aircraft conducted intercepts of a U.S. Air ForceB-1B bomber …