Intercepted Russian Planes Were Watching for US Submarines in Arctic: Commander

Intercepted Russian Planes Were Watching for US Submarines in Arctic: Commander
A Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft escorted by an F-22 after entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on March 9, 2020. NORAD/DoD
Simon Veazey
Updated:

Russian reconnaissance planes intercepted by U.S. jets earlier this week were watching for U.S. submarines popping up out of the Arctic ice, according to a military commander who described the Arctic as the “new frontline of our homeland defense.”

General Terrence O’Shaughnessy said on March 11 that the incident on Monday highlighted the need to improve communications systems up in the Arctic.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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