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North American Aerospace Defense Command said Saturday it had scrambled F-22 Raptors and an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, supported by KC-135 tankers.

U.S. planes positively identified two Tu-160 and two Su-35 fighter aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone three times last night, according to NORAD.

The Russian planes, flying in international airspace, were in the zone for approximately four hours.

[texas booster]

The two Tu-160 bombers took off and landed at Engels airbase near Saratov in southern Russia. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry

[TexasGator]

B-52

1957. 39,165 km, 45 hrs 19 min

[FreedomPoster]

“Bomb planes”?

Really?

[frank ballenger]

Now they could circle LaGuardia with stacked up passenger aircraft in late afternoon and not run out of gas as quickly or be diverted to Toledo.

[caww]

Interesting to see what Russia’s doing. They’ve been very busy in the Artic overall.

[ealgeone]

Is a bomb plane like a bomber??

[Rebelbase]

This is an asterisk (*) record if the crew did not participate in racial and gender sensitivity training.

[minnesota_bound]

The USA was flying bombers around the world in the 1950’s. Nice that they caught up some 70 years later.

[mac_truck]

Russian bomb...

[Libloather]

Was it empty? Kinda like steering a fresh grocery cart.

[butlerweave]

Could go longer because they ran out of Vodka

[steve86]

Must have a lot of bugs on the windshield after such a long flight.

[SES1066]

See any resemblance? Blackjack is faster and longer range, Lancer carries bigger load, can be refueled and, reportedly has smaller radar reflection and better at low altitude, terrain-following.