{"id":2307859,"date":"2024-07-25T11:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norad-intercepts-russian-chinese-aircraft-near-alaska-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T11:17:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:17:13","slug":"norad-intercepts-russian-and-chinese-aircraft-near-alaska-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norad-intercepts-russian-and-chinese-aircraft-near-alaska-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese aircraft near Alaska &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorad-intercepts-russian-and-chinese-aircraft-near-alaska-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307859&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) recently tracked and intercepted a joint operation involving \u2063Russian and Chinese aircraft near Alaska. On July 25, 2024, U.S.\u200c and \u2062Canadian military\u200c planes \u2062intercepted two Russian TU-95 bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers that were operating in\u2063 international airspace. NORAD confirmed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-military-jets-repeatedly-fly-into-taiwans-air-defense-zone-since-bidens-afghanistan-withdrawal-report\/\" title=\"China\u2019s Military Jets Repeatedly Fly Into Taiwan\u2019s Air Defense Zone Since Biden\u2019s Afghanistan Withdrawal: Report\">foreign aircraft<\/a> did not enter U.S. or Canadian airspace, and they did not view these aircraft as\u2064 a direct threat. \u2063This incident is part \u2064of the \u200dtypical monitoring activity \u200bcarried out by NORAD in\u2063 response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-dangerous-man-in-america-pentagon-papers-leaker-dies-at-92\/\" title=\"Pentagon Papers leaker, &#039;Most Dangerous Man in America,&#039; dies at 92.\">foreign military presence<\/a> near\u200b North America, particularly \u200dgiven that Russian aircraft frequently operate\u200c in the vicinity. The military response included U.S. Air Force F-16 and F-35 fighters,\u200d as well as Canadian CF-18s, which were\u2062 seen flying alongside the intercepted aircraft.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese aircraft operating together near Alaska<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1707549\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracked and intercepted a combination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chinese<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russian\">Russian<\/a> aircraft operating near Alaska on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. and Canadian aircraft intercepted the two Russian TU-95 and two Chinese H-6 military aircraft operating in international airspace, NORAD said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norad.mil\/Newsroom\/Press-Releases\/Article\/3849184\/norad-detects-tracks-and-intercepts-russian-and-prc-aircraft-operating-in-the-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a>. The foreign aircraft did not enter U.S. or Canadian sovereign airspace.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">View from a Russian Air Force Tu-95 in Alaska&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-urges-biden-administration-to-keep-confronting-china\/\" title=\"Senator Urges Biden Administration to Keep Confronting China\">air defense identification zone<\/a> yesterday, after an intercept by US and Canadian forces.<\/p>\n<p>Flying in formation next to the Russian Bear:<\/p>\n<p>2x USAF F-16 Falcons <br \/>1x USAF F-35<br \/>2x RCAF CF-18 Hornets <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5O03GQmd9D\">pic.twitter.com\/5O03GQmd9D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Osinttechnical\/status\/1816385984184926517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>NORAD also noted that it did not view the aircraft &ldquo;as a threat,&rdquo; though they will continue to monitor foreign activity near North America. It&rsquo;s not uncommon for Russian aircraft to fly into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alaska<\/a>&lsquo;s Air Defense Identification Zone (AZID), which is where sovereign airspace ends and is a defined stretch of international airspace that requires aircraft to readily identify itself in the interest of national security.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Telegram it and the People&rsquo;s Liberation Army, the Chinese military, carried out an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-democrat-says-most-fires-are-started-by-housed-individuals-after-homeless-man-charged-with-arson-in-palisades-fire\/\" title=\"L.A. Democrat Says Most Fires Are Started By \u2018Housed Individuals\u2019 After Homeless Man Charged With Arson In Palisades Fire\">air patrol<\/a> over the Chukchi Sea, Bering Sea waters, and the northern part of the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft involved in the exercise, which lasted more than five hours, obeyed international law and did not violate the airspace of any foreign country, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In March, the head of U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gregory Guillot, warned that China has a &ldquo;willingness and a desire&rdquo; to &ldquo;act up there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have seen them in the maritime,&rdquo; he told the Senate Armed Services Committee at the time. &ldquo;We have seen them under the cloud of a technical or scientific research, but we think it is certainly multi-mission, to include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a>.&nbsp;And then I expect to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dramatic-rescue-boeing-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-waters-off-of-hawaii\/\" title=\"Dramatic Rescue: Boeing Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Waters Off Of Hawaii\">air activity<\/a> in the Alaska part of the Arctic as soon as this year, potentially. It is a very big concern of mine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1707549\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1707549\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) recently tracked and intercepted a joint operation involving \u2063Russian and Chinese aircraft near Alaska. On July 25, 2024, U.S.\u200c and \u2062Canadian military\u200c planes \u2062intercepted two Russian TU-95 bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers that were operating in\u2063 international airspace. NORAD confirmed that the foreign aircraft did not enter &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2307860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/NORAD.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8320,36143,23344,18381,36142],"class_list":["post-2307859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alaska","tag-chinese-aircraft","tag-national-security","tag-norad","tag-russian-aircraft"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/NORAD.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}