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NORAD fighter jets from US intercepted two Russian military aircraft Wednesday, September 11, 2024

NORAD announced late Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the interception of two Russian military aircraft operating in the ADIZ earlier Wednesday. NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sept. 11, 2024. NORAD fighter jets from the United States conducted the intercept, according to North American Aerospace Defense Command. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ is not seen as a threat, and NORAD will continue to monitor competitor activity near North America and meet presence with presence. North American Aerospace Defense Command on X: "NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sept. 11, 2024. NORAD fighter jets from the United States conducted the intercept. The Russian aircraft ...

Russian Submarine off west coast of Ireland and Scottland; then headed for Cuba for military exercise

Kazan, a state-of the art Yasen-class submarine, was detected on June 5, 2024 after an RAF Poseidon P8 anti-submarine aircraft dropped sonar buoys and detected the submarine. Kazan (K-561) was off the west coast of Ireland to Scotland, passing close to Britain’s nuclear naval base at Faslane. Russian nuclear submarine spotted off UK coast sparks emergency meeting amid defence fears - Mirror Online Russian nuclear submarine spotted off UK coast sparks emergency defence meeting - Express.co.uk 62 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, Northern Fleet nuclear-powered submarine is headed for Havana | The Independent Barents Observer Russian military fleet arrives in Havana, Cuba BACKGROUND Faslane (bay) - Wikipedia