Oddbean new post about login | logout The U.S. military intercepted several Russian and Chinese bombers in international airspace near the coast of Alaska Wednesday. https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/ad6a909b8dfd6e278f94881d83dbd5ad5f9260c7502175059b29042e589fb93c/files/1718345197183-YAKIHONNES3.jpg Two Russian Tu-95s and two Chinese H-6s entered what is known as the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement Wednesday night. The aircraft were "detected, tracked and intercepted," NORAD said. They remained in the Alaska ADIZ and did not enter U.S. airspace.
The U.S. military intercepted several Russian and Chinese bombers in international airspace near the coast of Alaska Wednesday. Two Russian Tu-95s and two Chinese H-6s entered what is known as the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement Wednesday night. The aircraft were "detected, tracked and intercepted," NORAD said. They remained in the Alaska ADIZ and did not enter U.S. airspace.
including Barron's, CNN Politics, Fox News, Al Jazeera, and Newsweek, the U.S. military intercepted several Russian and Chinese bombers near Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers in international airspace near Alaska on July 24, 2024.
