Editor's Note: This article originally quoted NORAD chief Gen. Victor Renuart that Russia had filed flight plans in June for a patrol off the Alaskan coast. Subsequent to publication, however, a NORAD spokesman told InsideDefense.com that the flight in fact took place in July. The article has been updated to reflect that. North American Aerospace Defense Command's top general acknowledged today that after months of lobbying from NATO and U.S. officials, Moscow had filed flight plans with the Federal Aviation...
