[954Stealth]

U.S., Canadian jets intercept 8 Russian aircraft

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two F-22 fighter jets intercepted six Russian military airplanes that neared the western coast of Alaska, military officials said Friday.

Lt. Col. Michael Jazdyk, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, said the U.S. jets intercepted the planes about 55 nautical miles from the Alaskan coast at about 7 p.m. Pacific time Wednesday.

The Russian planes were identified as two IL-78 refueling tankers, two Mig-31 fighter jets and two Bear long-range bombers. They looped south and returned to their base in Russia after the U.S. jets were scrambled.

At about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, two Canadian CF-18 fighter jets intercepted two of the long-range bombers about 40 nautical miles off the Canadian coastline in the Beaufort Sea.

In both cases, the Russian planes entered the Air Defense Identification Zone, which extends about 200 miles from the coastline. They did not enter sovereign airspace of the United States or Canada.

Jazdyk said the fighter jets were scrambled "basically to let those aircraft know that we see them, and in case of a threat, to let them know we are there to protect our sovereign airspace."

In the past five years, jets under NORAD's command have intercepted more than 50 Russian bombers approaching North American airspace.

NORAD is a binational American and Canadian command responsible for air defense in North America.

(yahoo news)

[954Stealth]

F-22s not "f-22a" sorry for the subject line typo

[gtron]

anyone else feel like we'll be fighting soon? pootin keeps pushing little by little to see what our limits our.

[Nkc]

Are you guys ever not fighting?

[Chihuahua]

Originally Posted by Nkc

Are you guys ever not fighting?

Apparently not. Rome Part II.

We all know how Rome Part I ended.

[gtron]

yea, im not a fan of being in everyone's business.

[NEFARIOUS]

Originally Posted by Jexter

Seward's folly. They want Alsaka back.

What more do they want besides Alsaka? Alaska too? (J/K) They own the biggest amount of landmass on Earth as it is!

[Billup]

Originally Posted by Nkc

Are you guys ever not fighting?

No. It's the American way to put our nose in everyone's business, so that way, the world has a nice distaste for our country left in their mouth.


Doesn't make any sense to me, but maybe that's why I haven't been elected for President yet.