Chinese and Russian military planes tracked, intercepted off Alaska

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Published 2024-07-25
Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and US and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response, their joint aerospace command said.

The Chinese and Russian military activity Wednesday was not seen as a threat, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as NORAD, said.

“NORAD will continue to monitor competitor activity near North America and meet presence with presence,” the command said in a news release.

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All Comments (21)
  • @trickydicky2908
    They were just checking to see if NORAD is as diligent as the SS.
  • @e.d.h.5605
    I wouldn't trust these clowns to protect an outhouse!!!
  • @Timewave-Zer0
    Remember, all state trooper commutations went out in Alaska during Crowdstrikes event 😳
  • @albundy7459
    Russia in pure desperation mode to not look like a weak joke.
  • @Daily_Llama
    “The USA confirms. There is not 300 Russian soldiers in that area”
  • @smujer1
    I have zero faith in Austin but at least it looks like he's doing a little something instead of being incognito somewhere.
  • @frankmorris4790
    ...and we've had an actual Coup. Why do i not feel confident?
  • @mattb8754
    He question was almost an entire minute long........
  • Nothing to see here, they’re just picking up this month’s deposit from The Big Guy
  • @ObeseCaligula
    Like these people know anything. You realize how many slightly sloped things are between us and Alaska!
  • @sundager8735
    This actually happens quite often, so don’t freak out people
  • @scottgm321
    Our future leaders just surveying the land to see how they will divide it up between themselves.
  • @tp-mh2ji
    Was Biden notified? Where's our Commander and Chief during this major breech of security.