On April 14, 2025, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted a formation of six Russian military aircraft operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), approximately 250 nautical miles (about 463 kilometers) from Shemya Island in the western Aleutians. The event, officially reported by the U.S. Department of Defense on April 19, 2025, involved the deployment of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft to intercept and shadow the Russian formation over the Bering Sea, a strategically significant body of water that lies between eastern Russia and western Alaska, connecting the Arctic Ocean with the North Pacific. Read full Defense Aerospace News at this link ...
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| NORAD U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets intercept a Russian Tu-95 bomber and Su-35 fighter over the Bering Sea on April 14, 2025, during a high-alert operation near the Alaskan ADIZ. (Picture source: U.S. DoD) |
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