Tag: air defense
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34 Years Ago The Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Was Revealed
Almost three and a half decades ago, a mysterious and strikingly beautiful aircraft touched down on a dusty airfield in the Nevada desert. The F-117 Nighthawk Since its public reveal decades ago (consider that development started in the 1970’s on this amazing machine), the Nighthawk served with quiet distinction through the latter half of the…
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NORAD detects, tracks, and identifies Russian aircraft entering Canada Air Defense Identification Zones
Many people are surprised to learn that for seventy-five years and counting, Russian aircraft regularly enter Canada territory. For example, on September 11, 2022, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked and positively identified two Russian maritime patrol aircraft entering and operating within the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ). NORAD and…
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NORAD Intercepts Russian Bombers Near Alaska-Canada Airspace
NORAD conducts routine intercept of Russian aircraft entering Air Defense Identification Zone COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The Alaskan Region of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked, positively identified and intercepted two Russian aircraft entering and operating within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on April 17, 2023. Russian aircraft remained in international airspace…