The U.S. military has released new video showing a Russian fighter jet flying dangerously close to a U.S. Air Force F-16 during an intercept mission near Alaska. The footage, captured on Sept. 23, shows a Russian Su-35 fighter jet swooping just feet from the U.S. aircraft, an encounter military officials have described as “unsafe and…

The United States deployed approximately 130 soldiers and mobile rocket launchers to a western Alaskan island as Russia and China conducted joint military drills close to American territory. The two nations’ “Ocean-24” joint military exercises in the Pacific and Arctic oceans prompted a robust U.S. response. Eight Russian military planes and four navy vessels, including…

Russian military aircraft have been intercepted flying near Alaska four times over the last week, according to the North American Aerospace Defense command (NORAD). It comes as there seems to be an uptick in activity as tensions grow between the U.S. and Russia. NORAD says on all four occasions, the Russian aircraft stayed in international…

For the first time, a pair of H-6 bombers from China were observed flying near Alaska, in a part of the skies known as the Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ. An ADIZ is not sovereign airspace, but all craft are required to identify themselves in the interest of international security. The Chinese H-6s flew…

On Wednesday, July 24, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) announced that fighter jets from Canada and the U.S. intercepted Chinese and Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska. The aircraft — two Russian TU-95s and two Chinese H-6s — were flying within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, an area where aircraft must…

Nuclear-capable Russian military aircraft flew within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Thursday, May 2, prompting an intercept by an American F-16. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) monitored their flight path but emphasized that the situation was not as severe as it might seem. The Alaska ADIZ extends 150 miles beyond…

A collision between two military helicopters in Alaska has left three Army soldiers dead. And Ticketmaster is once again in the hot seat over its latest ticket sale debacle. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Friday, April 28, 2023. 3 U.S. soldiers killed after Army helicopters collide Two U.S. Army helicopters collided…