The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it detected and tracked Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on February 19, 2026.
NORAD has completed the main phase of Operation Noble Defender at Pituffik Space Base, with American and Canadian forces beginning redeployment following intensive Arctic air defence operations.
Danish F-35 fighter jets have operated alongside U.S. and Canadian forces during Operation Noble Defender in the Arctic and the North Atlantic.
North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Continental U.S. NORAD Region will conduct Exercise FELIX HAWK, a live-fly air defense exercise, on January 29, 2026, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. PST in the greater Santa Clara area.
The U.S. ambassador to Canada says the North American Aerospace Defense Command would need to change if Canada does not proceed with buying 88 F-35 fighter jets.
According to a NORAD post on X, the exercise is a routine activity conducted under enduring defense cooperation agreements between the United States, Canada, and Denmark, with Greenland as an autonomous territory. The activity comes amid political sensitivity, as Donald Trump has pushed for U.S. ownership of Greenland, despite Denmark offering to expand the
A dynamic operational exercise coordinated by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and conducted in partnership with the Kingdom of Denmark concluded on 11 October 2025 at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked one IL-20 COOT operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 20 August 2025.
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A North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) fighter aircraft intercepted a civilian general aviation aircraft that entered restricted airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey.
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The 176th Air Defense Squadron (ADS) has officially fielded a modernised Battle Command Center (BCC) equipped with the state-of-the-art Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F).
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has reported an increase in Russian military aircraft activity near Alaska.
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NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) on July 24, 2024.
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