DefenceTalkTwo Russian military reconnaissance aircraft were intercepted and escorted for hours near Alaska by US and Canadian air force fighter jets, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said. The two Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft on Monday entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, sparking the deployment of several NORAD aircraft including fighter jets, the command […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-canadian-jets-intercept-russian-reconnaissance-aircraft-74768/

DefenceTalkFighter jets from South Korea and the United States intercepted two Russian warplanes after they flew near a US aircraft carrier operating off the Korean peninsula, officials said Thursday. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the USS Ronald Reagan — a massive, nuclear-powered supercarrier — was involved in a military exercise with South Korean partners […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-warplanes-intercepted-near-us-carrier-off-south-korea-65713/