North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

NORAD aircraft fly in support of Operation NOBLE DEFENDER

Vital to Defense

Forces demonstrate ability to operate unpredictable, austere Arctic region

Soldier looks at air picture on a monitor

Razor Sharp

WADS implements new BMT construct during RAZOR TALON 23-1

A humbling moment

Frawley becomes 27th NORAD deputy in Transfer of Appointment ceremony

65 years of excellence

NORAD marks anniversary with celebration

Photo of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.

NORAD & NORTHCOM Strategy

Defending North America since 1958

Setting up communication equipment on an Oregon beach

Mobile & flexible

Air defense goes 'agile' in the homeland

Press Releases

NORAD to conduct air defense exercise over Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct a planned live-fly air defense exercise over southwest Nebraska-northwest Kansas and northeastern Colorado. Story

NORAD intercepts aircraft violating restricted airspace over Rehoboth Beach, DE A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter, under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, responded to a civilian aircraft over Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Nov. 4, 2023. Story

NORAD intercepts aircraft violating TFR over Delaware A North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 fighter aircraft and a MH-65 helicopter responded to a civilian aircraft over Wilmington, Delaware, on Oct. 28, 2023. Story

Engage Us

Thank you General Eyre and CWO McCann for your visit at #NORAD HQ and for taking the time to engage with our #CAF personnel. Your good words were well received, and we appreciated the time you took to answer our questions. @CDS_Canada_CEMD @cafcwo_adjucfac #WeHaveTheWatch https://t.co/ebxqbyuwBd

RT @DeptofDefense: Today we honor those who served. Those who answered our nation's call. Those who defend our families, our neighbors…

RT @NationalDefence: Let us remember our fallen heroes and tell their stories to a new generation. And let us remember to say thank you. Th…

RT @CanadianForces: To those we loved and lost, To those who served and never came home, To those who continue to serve, Today on #Remembra…

RT @1stAF: A USCG MH-65 helicopter, under the direction of NORAD intercepted a general aviation aircraft that violated the VIP Temporary Fl…

CDR 🇺🇸 Continental NORAD Region (CONR) Lt.-Gen. Nordhaus’ (C) visited Winnipeg today, where he had the chance to speak in person with CDR 🇨🇦 NORAD Region, MGen Huddleston (2nd L) on the common defence of North America. Together, #WeHaveTheWatch. @1stAF @RCAFOperations https://t.co/E6YKB4hWxY

Thank you @CAGlobalAffairs for hosting a conference on the important topic of NORAD modernization, with the opening keynote by our very own BGen James Hawthorne. https://t.co/pqnVqaeyaW

RT @USNorthernCmd: Today, we are pleased and proud to honor a hero among us: IT2 Thomas James, who was presented with the Navy's highest no…

The Arctic is an austere environment sometimes hidden underneath clouds. Earlier this month, NORAD CF-18s flew alongside a civilian aircraft, training response and readiness over the Beaufort Sea. The CF-18s launched out of Inuvik. Photos: Top Aces #WeHaveTheWatch #FighterFriday https://t.co/xUM54BIBPD

Forces from 🇺🇸&🇨🇦 recently operated in Alaska's austere environment in support of Operation #NobleDefender. Click the link for more: https://t.co/h9YiCoVccP #WeHaveTheWatch https://t.co/1ZqBspg66H

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NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander, General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, spoke to the sol...

NORAD, USNORTHCOM and the Mexican Air Force coordinate on procedures during AMAL...

The New York City Fire Department in concert with U. S. Army North (Fifth Army) ...

Practice makes perfect! Soldiers with the 287th Engineer Detachment (Fire) from...

Thanks to Fleet Master Chief Russell Smith for stopping by to discuss the Navy's...

A bi-national team from #NORAD will be participating in the 2018 #NijmegenMarche...

There are currently four MAFFS-equipped C-130s supporting the National Interagen...

Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, Commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, met w...

The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) at the National Interagency ...

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Top Stories

Eastern Air Defense Sector rolls out new cloud-based command-and-control system The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Eastern Air Defense Sector performed the initial operating capability rollout of the Advanced Battle Management System’s Cloud-Based Command and Control system, or CBC2, in front of Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and leaders from NORAD, U.S. Northern Command, Joint Staff, Royal Canadian Air Force and Office of the Secretary of Defense. Story

U.S., Canadian forces sharpen abilities in austere Alaskan region Forces in support of Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, an operation supporting the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Homeland Defense Campaign plan, wrapped up their demonstration of operating in dynamic Arctic including unfavorable weather and the austere environment Sept. 10, 2023. Story

NORAD, FAA long-range radar back in operation after catastrophic failure in Nevada The Common Air Route Surveillance Radar, or CARSR, at Battle Mountain, Nevada, suffered a catastrophic failure on Dec. 27, 2022, when snow accumulation caused the protective dome to collapse onto the antennas within. This radar supports several agencies and feeds into the overall National Airspace System, or NAS, picture used by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, executing a part of their vital mission. Story