Russian Federation Air Force Su-27 Sukhoi fighter aircraft intercept a simulated hijacked aircraft entering Russian airspace during Exercise Vigilant Eagle August 27, 2013 over Alaska. The exercise involves Russia, Canada, and United States in cooperating to detect, track, identify, and follow a hijacked aircraft as it proceeds across international boundaries.

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Russian Federation Air Force Su-27 Sukhoi fighter aircraft intercept a simulated hijacked aircraft entering Russian airspace during Exercise Vigilant Eagle August 27, 2013 over Alaska. The exercise involves Russia, Canada, and United States in cooperating to detect, track, identify, and follow a hijacked aircraft as it proceeds across international boundaries.

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Size: 5150px × 3427px
Location: over Alaska
Photo credit: © US Air Force Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aerial, airplane, alaska, day, exercises, flight, horizontal, intercept, interception, interceptor, jet, military, outdoors, russia, russian, simulated, soviet, supermanoeuverable, warplane