F-22 Raptors, supported by KC-135 Stratotankers and E-3 AWACS, completed two intercepts of Russian Bomber formations entering the Alaskan Air Defense…
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“Recent Russian Bomber Flights were probing NATO’s radar gap in the GIUK Gap,” Former commanding general of US Army Europe says
by Dario LeoneRetired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former commanding general of US Army Europe, says Russia is attempting to map the contours of…
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China releases Video of Last July joint Bomber Patrol with Russia that Violated South Korea KADIZ
by Dario LeoneROKAF fighters fired more than 300 warning shots at a Russian Beriev A-50 AEW&C aircraft that had twice violated the South Korea airspace. China…
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USAF F-22 Raptors intercept Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by Su-35 fighters off the coast of Alaska
by Dario LeoneThe bombers exited and then re-entered the Alaskan ADIZ accompanied by two Su-35 fighter jets. On May 21, 2019 two pairs of…
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That time two RAF Phantoms shadowed two Soviet Bears over France because French fighters were grounded for Bastille Day celebrations
by Dario Leone“I could not avoid a feeling of irritation when I pictured our Mirage colleagues as they attended their Bastille barbecues on…
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That time a lone RAF Lightning intercepted a horde of 80 Soviet strategic bombers
by Dario Leone“While the mass contacts of 60…70…80 (who knows?) contacts which, as if raging bulls bent on widespread death and destruction, bore…
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USAF F-22 Raptors intercept Russian Tu-95 bombers off the coast of Alaska
by Dario Leone“The Tu-95 bombers were intercepted and monitored by the F-22s until the bombers left the ADIZ along the Aleutian Island chain…
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Su-35 FIGHTERS ESCORT Tu-95 STRATEGIC BOMBERS IN THE SKIES NEAR ALASKA FOR THE FIRST TIME
This enhanced Russian flight activity could be a response to the Trump administration’s strike against Shayrat Airbase, Syria, conducted on Apr.…
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USAF F-22 RAPTORS RECENTLY INTERCEPTED A RUSSIAN Tu-95 BEAR STRATEGIC BOMBER THAT WAS APPROACHING THE COAST OF ALASKA
by Dario LeoneThe F-22s intercepted the Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber about 100 miles southwest of Kodiak As reported by Alaska Dispatch News, on…
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FORMER U.S. NAVAL AVIATOR GIVES FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF SOVIET BOMBERS OVERFLIGHTS OF U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
by John NewlinOne rule of engagement was constant in all these incidents: make the intercept as close as possible to 100 miles from…
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