NORAD confirmed a total of three intercepts on July 5. The first took place over the Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) and was carried out by a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Blackjack helicopter.

This photo illustration shows the NORAD logo on a cell phone screen while the tracker follows Santa flying over New York City on a computer monitor in Los Angeles on December 24, 2023.

NORAD has been following jolly old St. Nick every year since 1955. Click here to track Santa. You can also call NORAD at 1-877-HI-NORAD to speak to someone about Santa’s location.

Dec. 24—Tonight, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) gets ready for its Christmas Eve tradition of tracking Santa Claus' annual toy run. NORAD has been assisting Santa since 1955 ...

NORAD began to track Santa Claus in 1955, following an accidental phone call made to the agency by a young boy interested in in speaking with Kris Kringle.

NORAD Tracks Santa is live online and begins watching Santa at 4 a.m. ET (0900 GMT) on Dec. 24. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!

The mission of NORAD is to monitor and defend North American airspace 24 hours a day, seven days a week. On Christmas Eve, however, NORAD tracks Santa Claus as he makes his way around the world.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, scrambled U.S. and Canadian fighter jets last week to accompany a formation of Russian aircraft flying through international airspace off ...

NORAD: Three planes violated airspace restrictions during Trump six-day Mar-a-Lago visit The NORAD spokesperson did not provide details of where the infractions took place, but there were reports ...