5 days ago · PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) monitored multiple Russian military aircraft activity in the Arctic earlier this week. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter Alaskan or Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones or sovereign airspace.

4 days ago · NORAD also said it sent two U.S. Air Force F-16s from Alaska to Greenland, “exercising its standard agreement with Greenland to forward posture NORAD presence in the Arctic.” The Russian aircraft were operating in international airspace and did not enter the Alaskan or Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones or sovereign airspace, NORAD ...

Several hours later, NORAD said it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland in order to "forward posture NORAD presence in the Arctic." The command said that move was "not in ...

3 days ago · The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracked the activity of multiple Russian military aircraft in the Arctic earlier this week. 31 de enero de 2025 - 14:06 A Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter the Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) of Alaska or Canada, nor did it breach sovereign airspace .

6 hours ago · The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, scrambled U.S. and Canadian fighter jets last week to accompany a formation of Russian aircraft flying through international airspace off ...

4 days ago · Hours later, NORAD sent a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets to Greenland from a base in Alaska, part of what the military command calls a standard agreement "to forward posture NORAD presence in ...

Jan 30, 2023 · The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) conducted Operation NOBLE DEFENDER – a dynamic force employment operation – across multiple locations in the Arctic, and the coasts of Canada and the …

1 day ago · NORAD said the Russian aircraft remained in the air defense ID zone and did not enter sovereign Canadian or U.S. airspace. So they were not considered a threat. Some media reports suggested the Russian aircraft may have been part of a large-scale Arctic training exercise that wrapped up last week.

Sep 6, 2022 · North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will conduct Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, a long-planned Arctic air defense operation in Alaska and the Northwest Territories, from September 12-14, 2022. The operation will involve military aircraft and personnel from the United States and Canada.

4 days ago · NORAD’s deployment of advanced fighter jets, AWACS surveillance, and tanker support is a clear indication that the defense of North America extends beyond just its southern borders. The Arctic, as the "High North" becomes an area of increasingly strategic importance.