U.S. fighter jets intercept two Russian bombers near Alaska

Air Force intercepts two Russian jets near Alaska

The United States sent two fighter jets to intercept two Russian bombers flying in international airspace off the coast of Alaska, U.S. military officials said.

US military intercepts two Russian bombers in Alaska air defense zone

The U.S. military said it intercepted two Russian bombers near Alaska on Monday. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it detected two Russian bombers in Alaska’s air defense identification zone, which covers the international airspace outside of the U.S. and Canada near the far northern state. Two American F-16 fighter jets intercepted the Russian aircraft, which…

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US fighter jets scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers near Alaska

Although the Russian aircraft did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) said it "detected, tracked, positively identified and intercepted" the bombers as they were within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

U.S. tracks Russian bombers flying near Alaska

The Air Force on Monday tracked a pair of Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.