Tag: Distant Early Warning
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NORAD & U.S. Northern Command Will Conduct Exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 23
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command will conduct its annual homeland defense exercise, VIGILANT SHIELD 23, Apr. 11-19, 2023. Exercise VIGILANT SHIELD is a bi-national exercise between the United States and Canada designed to assess and enhance the readiness of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, its components and mission…
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NORAD detects, tracks, and identifies Russian aircraft entering Canada Air Defense Identification Zones
Many people are surprised to learn that Russian aircraft regularly enter Canada territory. For example, on September 11, 2022, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked and positively identified two Russian maritime patrol aircraft entering and operating within the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ). NORAD and USNORTHCOM are Canadian and the…