Florida residents between Greenville and Inverness will catch the sights and sounds of NORAD fighter jets today.
- NORAD fighter jets to conduct exercises over parts of FL
- Jets to practice intercept and identification procedures
- Exercise flights conducted from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- See the jets, hear a boom? Take a picture and email us at desk@baynews9.com.
North American Aerospace Defense Command aircraft will conduct exercise flights today from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The fighter jets will practice intercepting and identification procedures.
The NORAD-controlled fighter jets will be in close proximity to civilian aircraft, which will be taking on the role of an aircraft in interest.
In order to test responses, systems and equipment, NORAD continuously conducts exercises with a variety of scenarios, including airspace restriction violations, hijackings and responding to unknown aircraft. All NORAD exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled.
NORAD has conducted exercise flights of this nature throughout Canada and the U.S. since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command’s response to the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001.
NORAD is the bi-national Canadian and American command that provides maritime warning, aerospace warning and aerospace control for Canada and the United States.