Five Russian Jets Buzz Alaska Airspace as NATO and Moscow Tensions Spike

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Five Russian jets flew too close to Alaska, without entering U.S. or Canadian airspace, American military officials have said. The incident comes just after Russian warplanes escorted U.S. bombers over the Black Sea and amid continuing tensions between Moscow and NATO.

The Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region said it had detected, tracked and identified the Russian aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) at 5.53 p.m. Thursday.

The ADIZ extends around the shores of the U.S. and Canada and is monitored by the civilian air traffic control authorities and the militaries of both countries under the control of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

The aircraft were operating in international airspace and left the ADIZ at 7:21 p.m. according to a statement by the U.S. military's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS).

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/five-russian-jets-buzz-alaska-airspace-as-nato-and-moscow-tensions-spike/ar-AAPOKQh

[Sherman A1]

1. So according to the article

The Soviets did not enter US or Canadian Airspace just got close. Seems like a non issue to me.

[sarisataka]

3. It is quite breathless reporting

Of something that isn't really uncommon. We fly near their airspace, they fly near ours- it's been going on for decades.

[Champp]

2. Lev Parnas & Republican Komrades wave how-dee-doo to Ruski warplanes

Russian jets trying to distract attention from Republican treason and The Big Republican lie?

I'd bet a fistful of rubles on it.

[Thomas Hurt]

5. Russians have done this sporadically for decades. Nothing new.

[Champp]

6. Certain "special" Republicans can see them from their kitchen window

Very special indeed.

[abqtommy]

4. At least Mainland Chinese jets aren't flying too close to Alaska. Yet. nt