DefenceTalkDefenceTalkUS fighter jets intercepted Russian bombers twice on Wednesday off the coast of Alaska, US air defense command said. The intercepts come less than two weeks after US bombers were met by Russian jets over the Black Sea. North American Aerospace Defense Command said US F-22 Raptors intercepted a Russian bomber formation early Wednesday that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-bombers-off-alaska-norad-75731/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG is currently working on a new military aircraft to replace the MiG-31, according to media reports. Despite being one of the fastest combat aircraft in the world, the Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO reporting name: Foxhound) supersonic interceptor went out of production in 1994. However, as Russia still requires this type of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/adapt-and-overcome-new-russian-interceptor-to-replace-mig-31-66243/

DefenceTalkOn Friday 24th July as part of NATO’s ongoing mission to police Baltic airspace, RAF Typhoons intercepted 10 Russian aircraft during a single Baltic Air Patrol, Quick Reaction Alert mission. The Typhoon aircraft, from 6 (Fighter) Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, were launched after multiple groups of aircraft were detected by NATO air defences in international airspace […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-air-force-typhoons-intercept-10-russian-aircraft-in-one-mission-64948/