{"id":59136,"date":"2019-01-27T12:41:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T12:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/27\/us-canadian-fighter-jets-scramble-to-escort-russian-bombers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:21:30","slug":"us-canadian-fighter-jets-scramble-to-escort-russian-bombers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/01\/27\/us-canadian-fighter-jets-scramble-to-escort-russian-bombers\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Canadian fighter jets scramble to escort Russian bombers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. \u2014 Military authorities say U.S. Air Force and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to escort <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/16\/russian-strategic-bombers-conduct-exercise-near-alaska\/\" target=_blank>two Russian bombers<\/a> that were traveling in the Arctic region near the North American coastline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.norad.mil\/\" target=_blank>North American Aerospace Defense Command <\/a>says two F-22 and two CF-18 fighter jets identified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/12\/10\/russia-sends-2-nuclear-capable-bombers-to-venezuela\/\" target=_blank>two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers<\/a> that were entering an area patrolled by the Royal Canadian Air Force on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were no reports of conflict between the Russian and the U.S. and Canadian jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/12\/10\/russia-sends-2-nuclear-capable-bombers-to-venezuela\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18344633203852.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russia sends 2 nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Two Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers arrived in Venezuela on Monday, a deployment that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NORAD says it uses radar, satellites and fighter aircraft to patrol the skies and monitor aircraft entering U.S. or Canadian airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNORAD\u2019s top priority is defending Canada and the United States. 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