Fake hostility and war games with Russia
Friendly airshow, all clear, or so it appears
US scrambles fighter jets after Russian anti-submarine planes intercepted
Two Russian TU-142 military aircraft were tracked near Alaska and Canada.
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Two Russian Tupolev TU-142 military aircraft were spotted in international airspace in the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ), NORAD said in a statement. The Tupolev Tu-142 is a Soviet-Russian maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. //In response, NORAD launched two U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter aircraft, two F-22 fighter aircraft, four KC-135 tankers, one E-3 AWACS (airborne early warning and control), two Canadian CF-18 fighter aircraft, and one CC-150 tanker. //NORAD said the Russian aircraft did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, and that "this Russian activity in the Alaskan and Canadian ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat." No exact location for the incident was given.
Museum quality airshow. Entirely friendly, as far as we are aware. Staff posted at remote air force bases in neighboring countries are well acquainted with each other, bored and every take-off and landing is a cause of excitement.