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    NORAD detects, tracks and identifies Russian aircraft entering Air Defense Identification Zone

    ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    10.21.2021

    Story by Capt. Lauren Ott 

    Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/11th Air Force

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska - At 5:53 p.m. (AKST), the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region detected, tracked and identified 5 Russian aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

    The aircraft, which are currently operating in international airspace, have not entered United States or Canadian sovereign airspace. The aircraft departed the ADIZ at 7:21 p.m.

    “We remain vigilant in our execution of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America in order to deter strategic competitors from threatening the shared interest of the U.S., our allies and partners,” said Air Force Lt. Gen David Krumm, commander, Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force.

    NORAD employs a layered defense network of satellites, ground-based radars, airborne radar and fighter aircraft to track and identify aircraft and inform the appropriate response. We remain ready to employ a number of response options in defense of North America and Arctic sovereignty.

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    Date Taken: 10.21.2021
    Date Posted: 10.21.2021 22:24
    Story ID: 407761
    Location: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, US

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