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The Russian Tu-95MS “Bear” strategic bombers and Chinese Xi’an H-6 bombers were spotted in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (Adiz) – but did not enter US or Canadian airspace, US ...
Earlier this summer, NORAD intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers flying near Alaska in what officials said was the first time the two countries have been intercepted while operating ...
NORAD intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers flying near Alaska Wednesday in what a US defense official said was the first time the two countries have been intercepted while operating ...
The Chinese H-6 bombers and the Russian Tupolev Tu-95s were flying over international waters near Alaska on Wednesday, and the joint U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, said U.S. and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response. The Chinese and Russian flights were not seen as a threat, NORAD said.
Two Russian military aircraft were detected Wednesday operating in the international airspace off of Alaska, NORAD said. The aircraft were operating in airspace known as the Air Defense ...
Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and U.S. and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response, their joint aerospace command ...
The Xi'an H-6 (Chinese: 轰-6; pinyin: Hōng-6) [a] is a twin-engine jet bomber of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The H-6 is a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 and remains the primary bomber aircraft of the People's Republic of China.
On 12 October 2008, Tu-160s were involved in the largest Russian strategic bomber exercise since 1984. A total of 12 bombers including Tu-160 and Tu-95 aircraft conducted a series of launches of their cruise missiles. Some bombers launched a full complement of missiles; it was the first time that a Tu-160 had ever fired a full complement of ...