Post by shiloh on Jun 13, 2014 4:28:37 GMT
Russian bomber jets came within 50 miles of California coast
A spokesperson for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed that two long-range Russian bombers came within 50 miles of the Northern California coastline Monday, but didn't creep into United States airspace.
The American military deployed a pair of F-22 Raptor jets after noticing the Russian aircraft had entered the outer Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) near Alaska, a 200-miles large plot that is international airspace.
continue at: theweek.com/article/index/263114/speedreads-russian-bomber-jets-came-within-50-miles-of-california-coast#axzz34UReB2aV
A spokesperson for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed that two long-range Russian bombers came within 50 miles of the Northern California coastline Monday, but didn't creep into United States airspace.
The American military deployed a pair of F-22 Raptor jets after noticing the Russian aircraft had entered the outer Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) near Alaska, a 200-miles large plot that is international airspace.
continue at: theweek.com/article/index/263114/speedreads-russian-bomber-jets-came-within-50-miles-of-california-coast#axzz34UReB2aV
