U.S. F-22s and Canadian F-18s intercepted two Russian Tu-142s close to Alaska
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and Royal Canadian Air Force F-18s, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-142 near Alaska. The Tu-142s sometimes fly near international borders to collect data about a country’s air defense network and to collect mapping and signals intelligence. The United States also conducts similar…