Tag: F-16

  • NORAD Intercepts Russian Bombers Near Alaska-Canada Airspace

    NORAD Intercepts Russian Bombers Near Alaska-Canada Airspace

    NORAD conducts routine intercept of Russian aircraft entering Air Defense Identification Zone COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The Alaskan Region of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked, positively identified and intercepted two Russian aircraft entering and operating within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on April 17, 2023. Russian aircraft remained in international airspace…

  • NORAD & U.S. Northern Command Will Conduct Exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 23

    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…