BREAKING: NORAD conducts air defense exercise days after Russian aircraft intercepted over Alaska, objects shot down
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But NORAD added that the training is"in no way related to recent NORAD and U.S. Northern Command operations associated with airborne objects over North America during the last two weeks." A Sukhoi Su-35 multi-role fighter jet performs during a demonstration flight at the MAKS 2017 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, on July 21, 2017.
Two F-16 fighter jets were dispatched by NORAD to intercept the Russian aircraft Monday, which included a TU-95 BEARH-H and SU-35 fighter jet. "Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the North American ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat, nor is the activity seen as provocative," NORAD said in a statement on Tuesday.
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