6 hours agoRussian spy plane shows up near Alaska Americans took out F-16.
Periskopi(10 months ago)
(10 months ago)The United States has established fighter planes since a Russian plane for detection and surveillance has been spotted near Alaska. The incident occurred Thursday and was confirmed by North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). According to the NORAD statement, an early warning aircraft and control of E-3 Sterry participated in the intervention. [...]
The incident occurred Thursday and was confirmed by North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
According to statement NORADThe officers took part in an early warning aircraft and control of E-3 Sentry, the two F-16s and a CC-135 jet.
Their aim was to stop the Russian plane IL-20 COT, which was flying inside Alaska's air defense zone (ADIZ). Command stressed that the Russian aircraft has not violated US or Canadian airspace.
The Russian military plane stood in international airspace and did not enter the US or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the vicinity of Alaska occurs regularly and is not considered a threat”, the statement states.
“NORAD uses a fixed defense network that includes satellites, land and air radars, as well as fighter aircraft to detect and track planes and take appropriate measures. NORAD remains prepared to implement a series of North American protection options”, the announcement concludes. /Periscope
