NORAD AIR DEFENSE EXERCISE PLANNED OVER LOUISIANA
North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct an air defense exercise over Louisiana Nov. 20 between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time.
NORAD F-15 and F-16 fighter jets, E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft, as well as Cessna and Beechcraft Baron general aviation aircraft will participate in the exercise. Portions of the exercise could take place as low as 3,500 feet and may be visible from the ground.
NORAD AIR DEFENSE EXERCISE PLANNED FOR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct a FALCON VIRGO air exercise Thursday, November 21, through Friday, November 22, in the National Capital Region with flights scheduled between midnight and 5:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
NORAD AIR DEFENSE EXERCISE PLANNED AT McGHEE TYSON AIRPORT
North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct air defense exercise at McGhee Tyson Airport near Knoxville, Tennessee this week with exercise flights scheduled on 20-21 November over the greater Alcoa, TN and Waynesville, NC areas.
NORAD intercepts Russian bombers and fighters entering Air Defense Identification Zone
Two pairs of F-22s and an E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System from North American Aerospace Defense Command positively identified and intercepted a total of four Tupolev Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighters entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on May 20.
Specifically, two of the Russian bombers were intercepted by two F-22s, and a second group of bombers with Su-35 fighters was intercepted later by two additional F-22s, while the E-3 provided overall surveillance. The Russian bombers and fighters remained in international airspace and at no time did the aircraft enter United States or Canadian sovereign airspace.
NORAD conducts bomber intercept exercise with USSTRATCOM
North American Aerospace Defense Command conducted a bomber intercept with U.S. Strategic Command over Alberta, Canada on May 22 to demonstrate air defense capabilities of Canada and the United States.
NORAD CF-18s conducted an intercept of USSTRATCOM B-52s, that were en route to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s exercise Northern Edge 2019 which took place May 13-24. The B-52s simulated a long-range bomber threat entering the Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone.