
U.S. fighter jets scrambled to track Russia spy plane for 4th time in week
The U.S. military detected a Russian spy plane in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday, marking the fourth such sighting in one week.
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The U.S. military detected a Russian spy plane in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday, marking the fourth such sighting in one week.
The U.S. military on Sunday intercepted a Russian spy plane flying in international airspace off Alaska, marking the third such instance in less than a week.
Three civilian planes flew in the restricted airspace Saturday, and there were four more violations on Sunday, NORAD said.
Drones have repeatedly swarmed sensitive military sites. Current and former Air Force generals, along with a senior member of Congress, say the incursions pose a security threat.
Russian military aircraft were seen flying off the coast of Alaska, marking the latest in a string of sightings. U.S. officials did not consider it a threat.
Drones have repeatedly swarmed sensitive military sites. Current and former Air Force generals, along with a senior member of Congress, say the incursions pose a security threat.
Drones have repeatedly swarmed sensitive military sites. Current and former Air Force generals, along with a senior member of Congress, say the incursions pose a security threat.
The U.S. military has reported Russian military activity near Alaska several times in recent months.
The U.S. military is searching for ways to track and stop drone swarms flying over sensitive national security sites.
Drones have repeatedly swarmed sensitive military sites. Current and former Air Force generals, along with a senior member of Congress, say the incursions pose a security threat.
Air Force fighter jets intercepted aircraft flying near Donald Trump's Florida home twice over the weekend.
NORAD scrambled jets Saturday to intercept three civilian planes that violated temporary flight restrictions near President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
Local temperatures were regularly below 0 degrees Fahrenheit and the coldest days reached minus 29 degrees F (-34 C), officials said.
The incident comes just weeks after American and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled when multiple Russian warplanes were spotted over the Arctic.
Several hours later, NORAD said it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland.
As it does every year, NORAD, the North American Aerospace Command, tracked Santa on his trip around the world on Christmas Eve so children and families could see where he was.
NORAD first started tracking Santa in 1955. This is what it looks like behind the scenes.
Four Russian military aircraft flew in international airspace near Alaska on Tuesday, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
NORAD has tracked Santa Claus' Christmas Eve journey around the world since 1955.
"The conduct of one Russian Su-35 was unsafe, unprofessional, and endangered all," a NORAD commander said.
The Russian aircraft were detected just days after about 130 U.S. soldiers were deployed to a remote Alaska island.
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The bombers were intercepted by U.S. and Canadian fighter jets in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.
Two Russian and two Chinese bombers were intercepted by the U.S. military in international airspace near the coast of Alaska Wednesday, officials say. The aircraft did not enter U.S. airspace and the activity was "not seen as a threat," according to NORAD.
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