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Probably Routine….They do it ..WE do it All the time…for years..Considering what is happening..Just thought it was post able
F-22s intercept Russian maritime recon aircraft near Alaska
Two Russian IL-38 maritime reconnaissance aircraft were intercepted Wednesday near Alaska by F-22s supported by KC-135 and E-3 airborne early warning aircraft, according to North American Aerospace Defense Command.
NORAD said the Russian aircraft entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone and were intercepted in the Bering Sea north of the Aleutian Islands. The Russian maritime aircraft never entered U.S. or Canadian airspace.
“COVID-19 or not, NORAD continues actively watching for threats and defending the homelands 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.,” said General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, the NORAD Commander.
— North American Aerospace Defense Command (@NORADCommand) April 9, 2020
“COVID-19 or not, NORAD continues actively watching for threats and defending the homelands 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year,”General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, the commander of NORAD said.
The Russian IL-38 maritime aircraft are also used to hunt submarines.
There have been a string of Russian patrol aircraft intercepts near Alaska over the last month.
In March, U.S. and Canadian jets intercepted Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska spying on a U.S. submarine exercise known as ICEX.
https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2020/04/09/f-22s-intercept-russian-maritime-recon-aircraft-near-alaska/