A Russian military surveillance plane flew through the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Wednesday, but posed no threat to U.S. security, according to North American Aerospace Defense Command.

The Chinese icebreakers, which include a number of research-focused types, are being monitored by North American Aerospace ...

After responding to two Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic, the officials began monitoring three more ...

Several hours later, NORAD said it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland in order to "forward posture NORAD presence in the Arctic." The command said that move was "not in ...

Several hours later, NORAD said it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland in order to "forward posture NORAD presence in the Arctic." The command said that move was "not in ...

The first joint Russian-Chinese naval patrol in the Asia-Pacific region took place in 2021 and has been held annually since ...

Any kind of new Canadian defense infrastructure in the Arctic would likely have to be compatible with NORAD, a key US-Canadian defense agreement. “Canada must be strong in our partnerships ...

Exercise Northern Edge 2025, led by Indo-Pacific Command, launched in Alaska as Arctic Edge 2025, co-led by Northern Command, is already underway.

Melting Arctic ice has spurred multiple countries — including Russia and China — to eye newly accessible mineral resources and shipping routes, and military activity there is increasing.