Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack) supersonic bomber at the Engels Air Force Base on Dec. 5, 2011. (Photo ITAR-TASS/ Dmitry Rogulin)
CBC/Canadian Press: Russian bombers buzzed Canadian airspace: NORAD
Two long-range Russian bombers buzzed Canadian airspace Friday morning.
Two long-range Russian bombers buzzed Canadian airspace this morning, only days after a senior military officer warned that North America's early warning system is outdated.
The North American Aerospace Defence Command says the two Tu-160 Blackjack bombers crossed the North Pole and approached Canada from western Russia, but remained in international airspace before departing.
NORAD tracked the bombers as they flew through Canada's air defence identification zone, but did not scramble fighters to intercept the Russians.
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