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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 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…