Rightardia is not certain if the US Air force even has an Air force units dedicated to the air defense mission anymore.
An interceptor is a different type of fighter aircraft that is designed to fly fast and high and destroy aircraft violating sovereign air space. Usually interceptors are large twin-engined fighter aircraft.
This RIA Novosti video will take you on a tour of the Khotilovo Airbase, home to Su-27 and MiG-31 fighter-interceptors.
After the Nazi invasion of the old Soviet Union, the Russians became more concerned about defense than the US in which a good offense, often preemptive, is considered the best defense.
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