Posted on 05/21/2019 12:36:15 PM PDT by KC_Lion
U.S. fighter planes intercepted Russian bombers and fighters that entered Alaska’s airspace on May 20, said the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on May 21.
As a result, the Russian aircraft remained in international airspace.
In a later statement, NORAD said its “ability to deter and defeat threats” begins with “detecting, tracking, and positively identifying” non-American aircraft in U.S. airspace.
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General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, the NORAD commander, said in a statement that “NORAD’s top priority is defending Canada and the United States. “Our ability to protect our nations starts with successfully detecting, tracking, and positively identifying aircraft of interest approaching U.S. and Canadian airspace,” O’Shaughnessy said.
NORAD said that Tupolev Tu-95 bombers and Su-35 fighters were intercepted by two F-22 fighter planes as they entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.
Later, two Tu-95s and two Su-35s were intercepted by two more F-22 fighter jets while a NORAD E-3 aircraft provided surveillance, said NORAD. The Russian planes were “positively identified,” the agency wrote.
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Alaska Ping.
The ADIZ is most definitely not the same thing as “Alaskan Air Space”.
So is the USA returning the favor and flying B-52 bombers off the coast of Russia?
The Russians should have intense recurring nightmares of Slim Pickens overhead.
But...but...but...aren’t Putin and Trump friends??
[The Russian planes were “positively identified,” the agency wrote.]
Oh, thank goodness. It might have been Mathias Rust in a Cessna 172.
Why send two F-22s? One would have been overkill.
PS Of course I actually do know why they sent two — always have a wingman — but one really would have been overkill. Despite all the talk about others having or developing 5th gen fighters, the only real one in operation is the F22.
Putin is just doing this to hide the fact he owns Trump. /leftwing media
Jimmy Carter should just give Alaska over to the Russians.
And Hawaii to the Japanese
A California to India
Good thing we scared ‘em off again. He might have been going to bomb the White House!
I lost the Evon Olympic Open in ‘82 after slicing my tee shot into the Bearing Sea.
Twice.
used to happen all the time
Yes, this is ridiculous. They probably see a Bear lifting off, these days.
The radar return must be that of 4-5 metallic houses chained together.
They’d have to fire stand-off missiles.
Still, I guess they HAVE to intercept them.
If it ever goes hot, it will be a one-way trip for them.
Proofing those old things can still fly?
“If it ever goes hot, it will be a one-way trip for them.”
I am guessing this is an electronic warfare plane as there appears to be bulges on the top of the fuselage that are probably not on the actual bombers. The US regularly sends planes electronic listening planes along the Chinese coast to read their radars and intercept various signals for analysis. This is how you know what you are facing if you ever want to send in a mission against those radars.
Possibly. They may also be probing radar coverage.
Interesting that this notes F-22’s, specifically (different Russian plane type though):
https://theaviationist.com/2016/07/31/russias-most-advanced-spyplane-has-deployed-to-syria-again/
After the first tour of duty in February 2016 the Tu-214R has returned to Latakia. To spy on Daesh (and also on the U.S. F-22s?)
“used to happen all the time”
They tested us and we tested them during the mid 1960s- ????.
So did the bears come into our air space or not?
U.S. fighter planes intercepted Russian bombers and fighters that entered Alaska’s airspace on May 20, said the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on May 21.
As a result, the Russian aircraft remained in international airspace.
Probably a Tu-95RT (Bear-D).
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