Russia and N0RAD Conduct Vigilant Eagle

摘要

The Russian Air Force and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) conducted their first ever joint air defence exercise between August 8 and 10. Known as Vigilant Eagle, Russian and US forces based at military air operations centres at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and Khabarovsk, Russia, participated in the exercise.rnThe scenario involved a US registered 'Boeing 757' airliner hijacked by terrorists over the Pacific that ceases to communicate with air traffic services, forcing both Russia and NORAD to launch fighters to investigate and shadow the airliner.