Tag: NORAD

  • 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 Intercepts Russian Bombers Near Alaska-Canada Airspace

    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…

  • 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…

  • Hope & Horror Of War  Brought To Life At Canadian War Museum

    Hope & Horror Of War Brought To Life At Canadian War Museum

    Every Remembrance Day I try to tour the Canadian War Museum   – a mammoth exhibition of battle since earliest times. Each year, “lest I forget”, the photos and exhibits tell a story of fear and courage, sacrifice and survival, humanity, brutality, violence, and hatred. Early combat was limited to the distance you could throw…