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  • NORAD detects, tracks, and identifies Russian aircraft entering Canada Air Defense Identification Zones

    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…

  • NORAD & U.S. Northern Command Will Conduct Exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 23

    NORAD & U.S. Northern Command Will Conduct Exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 23

    PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command will conduct its annual homeland defense exercise, VIGILANT SHIELD 23, Apr. 11-19, 2023.   Exercise VIGILANT SHIELD is a bi-national exercise between the United States and Canada designed to assess and enhance the readiness of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, its components and mission…