Russia said Sunday it scrambled fighter jets to intercept two U.S. military long-range bomber aircraft that approached the Russian border over the Barents Sea in the Arctic.

In March 2023, a Russian Su-27 fighter jet damaged a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone, causing it to crash into the Black Sea. It was the first direct clash between Russian and U.S. forces since the Cold War.

Russian fighter jets scrambled to intercept two US Air Force B-52H bombers approaching its border, the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a post on Telegram. "Russian airspace control systems ...

A Russian fighter jet made an “unsafe close-range intercept” of a US aircraft over the Black Sea Wednesday, coming within 10 feet of the American plane. CNN values your feedback 1.

Russian fighter jet intercepts two US nuclear capable bomber aircraft close to border. Moscow has said it scrambled a fighter jet as two nuclear capable US B-52s flew in international waters close ...

Joe Biden US military detects, intercepts Russian fighter jets, 2 Chinese H-6 bombers prior to Biden's address Ahead of Biden’s Oval Office address, NORAD says it scrambled to intercept Russian ...

In September, a Russian fighter jet flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft, in what American officials called an unsafe intercept over the Black Sea.

The US military intercepted eight Russian fighter jets near Alaska over the past week. Bloomberg via Getty Images. The Russian aircraft “remained in international airspace and did not enter ...

A Russian fighter jet intercepted two B-1B Lancers from Texas over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday as the bombers began a deployment in the European theater.

Russian Tupolev Tu-95 bombers fly above the Kremlin in Moscow on May 4, 2018. The U.S. scrambled fighter jets after Russian military aircraft were detected near Alaska on September 11, 2024.

US and Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian long-range bombers off the coast of Alaska Thursday, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which released images of the ...