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 Pentagon has protested after US fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers west of Alaska, in the latest incident of its kind. F-22 Raptor fighters from NORAD intercepted and visually identified the long-range Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” bombers overnight Tuesday, said the joint US-Canadian command, charged with aerospace warning and control for North America. The four-engine […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-protests-after-intercept-of-russian-bombers-71856/

DefenceTalkRussian warplanes last week flew a series of missions near Alaska, prompting the North American air defence agency to scramble US and Canadian jets, officials said today. The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) and the Pentagon said Tu-95 Bear bombers were spotted in international air space on three occasions – twice near the Aleutian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-flies-multiple-bomber-missions-near-alaska-pentagon-69804/

DefenceTalkRussia on Thursday test-launched several ballistic missiles during planned exercises overseen by President Vladimir Putin, news reports said, as a crisis raged in neighboring Ukraine. The Russian military fired a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from its northern test site in Plesetsk, as well as “several” shorter-range missiles from its submarines in the Northern and Pacific […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-test-fires-several-ballistic-missiles-59530/

DefenceTalkJapan’s defence minister said Sunday there have been an “abnormal” number of flights by Russian military aircraft close to Japanese islands in recent days. The country’s air defence force scrambled fighter jets for seven days in a row through Saturday after spotting Russian military planes flying along the Japanese archipelago, according to the defence ministry. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-defense-chief-puzzled-by-russian-warplanes-59360/