“7-2-4 Charlie Papa, You’re in restricted airspace. You’ve been intercepted by armed fighters,” the radio squawked, “Please acknowledge.” Two fighter jets appeared, seemingly out of nowhere. With each ...

In May 2024, NORAD was forced into rapid action after Russian nuclear-capable bombers escorted by advanced fighters entered ...

A Russian military aircraft has been intercepted in the Alaskan air defense identification zone for the third time in a week. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked ...

For 70 years, North American Aerospace Defense Command has embarked on a special Christmas Eve mission: tracking Santa.

When the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center became NORAD in 1958, the Santa tracker was established. Over the ...

For 70 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD) has provided the answer, transforming its Cold War-era ...

NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year. Follow a ...

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is ready to track Santa today and is celebrating the program’s 70th ...

While Santa is no threat, the same combination of radar, satellites and jets that help NORAD carry out its mission throughout the year make it capable of tracking the progress of Santa starting from ...

This Christmas season marks seven decades of the North American Aerospace Defense Command tracking Santa Claus on radar as he ...