According to Fox News on the 18th, North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) said on Tuesday that two fighters of the U.S. Air Force intercepted two Russian bombers in the international airspace near Alaska .
U.S. Fox News Network report screenshot
North American Air Defense Command issued a statement saying that the US military "discovered, tracked, confirmed and intercepted" two Russian Tu-95 bombers that entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone and operated within its range. The two bombers were intercepted by two F-16 fighters . The command's statement also stated that "Russia's recent activities in the North American Air Defense Identification Zone are not regarded as a threat or a provocation."
Russian Tu-95 bomber Reuters data map
North American Air Defense Command also stated that the command "tracks and actively identifies foreign military aircraft entering the Air Defense Identification Zone " and "routinely monitors the movements of foreign aircraft and flies with them to leave the air defense identification zone if necessary."
report mentioned that on September 11, two Russian maritime patrol aircraft flying near the coast of Alaska and Canada were discovered and tracked by the United States. The North American Air Defense Command said at the time that the two aircraft entered the Alaska and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone, stayed in international airspace, and did not enter the U.S. or Canadian airspace, and said that "Russia's recent activities in the North American Air Defense Identification Zone are not considered a threat or provocation." (Editor: HHJ)
