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442 posted on 07/24/2024 4:13:24 PM PDT by Steven W.
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450 posted on 07/24/2024 4:30:02 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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US, Canada Jets Intercept China, Russia Planes Near Alaska

https://www.barrons.com/news/us-canada-jets-intercept-china-russia-planes-near-alaska-dd6385aa

By AFP - Agence France Presse
July 24, 2024

American and Canadian warplanes intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers in international airspace near the state of Alaska on Wednesday, the joint US-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said.

“NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone,” it said.

The zone is a perimeter in which air traffic is monitored beyond the border of national airspace to provide additional reaction time in case of hostile actions.

Intercepts of Russian aircraft — in which they are contacted visually or electronically by US or Canadian planes — are relatively common in the area.

“Fighter jets from the United States and Canada conducted the intercept,” NORAD said, adding that the bombers “remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace,” and that their activity “is not seen as a threat.”


452 posted on 07/24/2024 4:34:20 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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