No Russian bomber air incursions over Alaska again today. What happened to the bombers?
Plenty of subs with SLBMs off the coast of LA and NY. The lion may be dead but the pack of hyenas remains.
Too early to say; they seem to happen every six months or so with some gaps of years.
July 24, 2024: Two Russian TU-95 and two Chinese H-6 military aircraft were intercepted in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) by NORAD fighter jets from the U.S. and Canada.
September 25, 2024: Four Russian military aircraft, consisting of two Tu-95 “Bear” strategic bombers and two Su-35 “Flanker” fighter aircraft, were detected in the Alaska ADIZ without interception.
April 15, 2025: Six Russian military aircraft, including two TU-95 Bear H strategic bombers, one TU-142 F/J reconnaissance and anti-submarine plane, one A-50 Mainstay early warning plane, and two Su-35 Flanker fighters, were tracked in the Alaskan ADIZ for about 2½ hours.
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December 20, 2024: Four Russian military aircraft, comprising two Tu-95 Bear bombers and two Su-35 Flanker fighter jets, were intercepted by NORAD F-16 fighters and an air tanker.
June 10, 2020: Two formations of Russian aircraft, each consisting of two TU-95 bombers, two SU-35 fighter jets, and an A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft, were intercepted off the coast of Alaska