Russia Testing U.S. As Military Flights by Alaska Reach Cold War Levels, Says Commander
On 4/30/21 at 4:47 AM EDT
Russian military aircraft activity around Alaska is at its highest level since the end of the Soviet Union, and is stretching the U.S. units responding to them, a top U.S. military official has said.
The comments by Air Force Lt. Gen. David Krumm, who serves as Commander, Alaskan Command, come amid heightened tensions between Russia and the U.S. as both countries engage in tit-for-tat aircraft escorts around each other s airspaces. We have certainly seen an increase in Russian activity, Krumm told a virtual Air Force Association event on Wednesday, we intercepted over 60 aircraft last year . We monitor more than that.