Air Defense Identification Zone (North America)

Two U.S. B-52 skirt Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea sparking Chinese protest

December 19, 2015 David Cenciotti 24

Two American Stratofortress bombers flew within 12 miles of the disputed islands. On Dec. 10, two U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers on a routine long-range mission flew within 12 nautical miles (the standard boundary […]

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors covered Pope Francis’s Boeing 777 during his US tour.

October 2, 2015 Dario Leone 32

A photo unveiled the presence of two Raptors close to “Shepherd One.” During Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, the U.S. government carried out one of the largest domestic protective security operations in its […]

U.S. F-22s, F-15s intercepted two pairs of Russian Tu-95 bombers off Alaska and California on July 4th

July 7, 2015 David Cenciotti 31

Russian bombers flew off Alaska and California during Independence Day and were intercepted by U.S. Air Force jets. Twice on Jul. 4, Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers on long-range patrol missions were intercepted by U.S. jets […]

Russian bombers intrude into the U.S. air defense zone, no interceptor scrambled after them

May 4, 2015 David Cenciotti 18

The interesting part of the news is that the Tu-95 bombers near Alaska were not intercepted. On Apr. 22, two Russian Tu-95 Bear H bombers flew into the U.S. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), in […]