Alaska
Russian, Chinese jets buzz near US airspace
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Austin said it was “not a surprise” to detect a joint Chinese and Russian flight near Alaskan airspace but that it was unprecedented.
“This is the first time that we’ve seen these two countries fly together like that,” he said.
Austin added it could ... [1495 chars]