The seventh Il-38N MPA of the Russian Navy during flight tests in Zhukovsky. Picture by Alexander Mishin / russianplanes.net
Business Insider: Four Russian spy planes fly past Alaska — it's the third time this month Russian military aircraft have done so
* Russian military aircraft have been flying past Alaska on the regular this month.
* Four Russian maritime reconnaissance aircraft flew past the northern part of the state Friday, North American Aerospace Defense Command announced.
* The incident marks the third time this month Russian military aircraft have flown past Alaska. In two previous incidents, F-22s were dispatched to intercept Russian fighters and bombers.
* Friday's flights come just one day after Russian bombers approached the British coastline, leading the UK and France to scramble fighters in response.
Russian military aircraft — everything from long-range bombers to advanced fighters to spy planes — have ventured close to Alaska three times this month, twice prompting US F-22 stealth fighters to intercept the aircraft.
Two pairs of unidentified Russian maritime reconnaissance aircraft flew past northern Alaska Friday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) announced in a statement, noting that while the surveillance aircraft entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, they remained in international airspace.
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WNU Editor: This is becoming the new normal.
We read about antiquated Russian war birds flying off Alaska, like it was the Cold War era. Return to normalcy. What we don’t hear about is the USA’s spying around the Russian airspace.
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