For four days in a row, Russian military planes have been sighted off the coast of Alaska. While the aircraft never entered U.S. airspace, their presence has U.S. defense officials wondering what Russia is trying to achieve.
The most recent sightings involved two IL-38 maritime patrol planes on Wednesday and two Tu-95 nuclear-capable bombers on Thursday. It’s unknown if the Air Force scrambled any jets in response.
Yesterday, the bombers entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone about 700 nautical miles southwest of Anchorage. This Zone is a designated region of international airspace around the United States and Canada designed to serve as a buffer for aircraft headed toward North America.
Find out what message the Russians intend with the frequent flights and what it might mean for U.S.-Russian relations moving forward. It can be found on the next page.
America is cowards for not warning them ONE time and shooting them down the next
I guess if it belongs to international they have a right
And submarines
Blow there$#%&!@*out of the air and water.
Yes let’s shoot those Russians out of the sky they would have shot us down.
Fear mongers!!!
Don’t worry, the Brown family will take care of it.
All of a suddent his is news? Been happening a long time
Splash those Russkies.
Lock on them, they will know it.