Russian Bombers Did Not Enter U.S. Airspace

An E-3 AWACS, 2x F-22, 2x CF-18 fighter jets from NORAD positively identified 2x Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers entering the Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone on January 26, 2019. Bombers remained in international airspace and did not enter sovereign territory pic.twitter.com/utKe26SRBB

— NORAD & USNORTHCOM (@Norad_Northcom) January 26, 2019

Popular Mechanics: No, Russian Bombers Did Not Enter U.S. Airspace

Actually, the flight was pretty routine.

Two Russian military planes on a training flight near the U.S. caused a scare over the weekend, when when at least one news outlet claimed the nuclear-capable bombers “entered American airspace.” U.S. and Canadian forces took the unusual step of clarifying the situation on social media, assuring the public that no, in fact, the bombers did not leave international airspace.

The two Tu-160 bombers (NATO codename: Blackjack) were on a training mission and flew into Canada’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) somewhere over the Arctic. There they were intercepted by Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets, which then passed them on to a pair of U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighters operating out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

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WNU editor:  If these Russian bombers actually entered U.S. airspace, we would posting a very different story.

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