"HALIFAX -- Canadian fighter jets have scrambled as recently as this month to intercept Russian bombers flying over the Arctic, says the new commander of this country's air force.

CF-18 Hornets met the Tupolev-95 Bear bombers outside Canadian airspace, Lt.-Gen. Angus Watt told the Halifax Chronicle Herald's editorial board Friday.

"It's not exactly a new challenge; it's an old challenge that has returned," he said.

The recent encounter took place near Inuvik, N.W.T., inside what the military dubs its air defence identification zone."

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Cold war tactic games at it's best.