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The operation was announced weeks after Russian aircraft were spotted flying near Alaska.

The Defense Department said the incidents involved Russian pilots behaving in an unsafe, unprofessional manner.

There is "no degradation in our ability to defend the homeland," O'Shaughnessy added.

Gen. Tod Wolters said that the U.S. Embassy in Moscow had lodged "our dissatisfaction" with the Russian government.

The Navy said the Russian SU-35's intercept lasted 42 minutes.

The U.S. Space Command said Wednesday it is tracking a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test Russia conducted.

U.S. Defense Department officials on Thursday outlined foreign attempts to spread disinformation on the novel coronavirus.

One of the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was a sharp drop in world demand for petroleum.

For the second time in less than a week, the U.S. has intercepted Russian maritime surveillance aircraft.

The two Russian planes were intercepted by U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s.