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According to the North American Command of Air and Space Defense, the strategic ...

"Completed Tasks": US fighters intercepted two Russian TU-95 near Alaska

According to the North American Command of Air and Space Defense, the strategic bombers of the Russian Federation were in the US defense zone. On Monday, April 17, two Russian strategic Tu-95 bombers were discovered and intercepted in the United States, which operated in the Alaska air defense zone. This is stated in the press release of the North America Air Force Command (Nopad) of April 19.

"Norad aircraft, including F-16 fighters, F-22, KC-135 Stratotankers and E-3 Awacs, did the task," the source said. The department noted that Russian planes were in the international airspace and did not enter the sovereign airspace of the US or Canada. Such incidents occur periodically and are considered a threat or provocation. It is reported that since 2007, the United States has made 6-7 Russian aviation. The Norad tracks and identify all military aircraft found in the US air defense zone.

To do this, you have to attract satellites, ground and onboard radars, as well as fighters. "We are still ready to use a number of options for response to the protection of Sovereignty of North America and Arctic," the Norad said. Recall that on April 12 there was information about the decommissioning of the A-10C Thunderbolt II on the operation of the Mavi A-10C TUNDERBOLT II. The US military has already wrote off the first A-10 Thuderbolt II.