The United States and Canada intercept warplanes of Russia and China
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has reported the first case of interception of Russian and Chinese bombers flying together.
This is reported by the American media, in particular CNN, citing a statement.
On Wednesday, NORAD intercepted two Russian Tu-95s and two Chinese H-6 bombers flying together near Alaska.
This is said to be the first time that Russia and China have intercepted each other, and the first time that Chinese bombers have flown into the Alaskan air defense identification zone. Russian aircraft enter the zone on a regular basis.
The bombers did not enter the sovereign airspace of the United States or Canada.
The interception was carried out by American F-16s and F-35s, as well as Canadian CF-18s.
Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 25/07/2024
