{"id":2307978,"date":"2024-07-25T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norad-intercepts-russian-chinese-aircraft-near-alaska-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T13:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:03:45","slug":"norad-intercepts-russian-and-chinese-aircraft-near-alaska-washington-examiner-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norad-intercepts-russian-and-chinese-aircraft-near-alaska-washington-examiner-4\/","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-4%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=2307978&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>On July 25, 2024, the North \u200cAmerican Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) \u200dmonitored and intercepted four military aircraft\u2062 operating near Alaska\u2014two Russian Tu-95\u2064 bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers. \u200bThese\u2064 aircraft were flying in international airspace, just outside of U.S.\u200d and Canadian sovereign airspace,\u2063 and NORAD assessed them as not posing\u2063 a threat. This incident represents \u200dthe first time Chinese and Russian militaries have coordinated their\u200d activities together\u200c in this manner, \u2064according to U.S. Secretary of\u200b Defense\u2064 Lloyd Austin. NORAD intends to \u2063continue monitoring such foreign military activities in proximity \u2063to North\u200c America, as it \u200dis not unusual for Russian aircraft to approach Alaska&#8217;s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).  <\/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\/norad-intercepts-russian-and-chinese-aircraft-near-alaska-washington-examiner-3\/\" title=\"NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese aircraft near Alaska - Washington Examiner\"><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<\/a>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norad-intercepts-russian-and-chinese-aircraft-near-alaska-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese aircraft near Alaska - Washington Examiner\">sovereign airspace ends<\/a> and is a defined stretch of international airspace that requires aircraft to readily identify itself in the interest of national security.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters that it&rsquo;s the first time China and Russia have conducted a mission like this.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was not a surprise to us,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We closely monitored these aircraft, tracked the aircraft, intercepted the aircraft, which demonstrates that our forces are at the ready all the time, and we have we have very good surveillance capabilities.&rdquo;<\/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 air patrol 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norad-intercepts-russian-and-chinese-aircraft-near-alaska-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese aircraft near Alaska - Washington Examiner\">obeyed international law<\/a> 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 air activity 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>On July 25, 2024, the North \u200cAmerican Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) \u200dmonitored and intercepted four military aircraft\u2062 operating near Alaska\u2014two Russian Tu-95\u2064 bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers. \u200bThese\u2064 aircraft were flying in international airspace, just outside of U.S.\u200d and Canadian sovereign airspace,\u2063 and NORAD assessed them as not posing\u2063 a threat. 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