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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013

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DEFENSE WATCH

U.S., Russian Cooperation. While relations between the United States and Russia have been chilly lately, in particular due to the Snowden Affair, that hasn’t stopped the two countries from continuing routine relations. Last week the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the Russian Federation Air Force (RFAF) concluded their third cooperative live-fly defense exercise, VIGILANT EAGLE 2013, a response to a hijacking scenario. NORAD says in the scenario a foreign flagged commercial air carrier on an international flight was seized…

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