Two American F-22 fighters intercepted three groups of Russian Tuplev jets as they entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) late Thursday night.
The Russian planes were in about 5 hours (ADIZ) and landed within 50 nautical miles off the coast of Alaska, according to a Nord press release.
They never entered US or Canadian sovereign airspace.
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“Foreign military activity in our northern approaches has increased as our competitors expand their military presence and examine our defenses,” said General Glenn Weinhark, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
“This year, we’ve managed more than a dozen intercepts, the most in recent years.”
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The U.S. has banned Russian handicrafts several times over the past few years, usually after they entered the Alaskan ADIZ. In May 2019, a Russian craft entered the ADIZ for consecutive days, and in June, US F-22 planes intercepted two sets of Russian bombers 8 miles off the coast of Alaska.
NORAD U.S. And uses a network of satellites, radar and fighter aircraft to monitor and respond to Canadian aerospace.
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NORAD is a binary command focused on the defense of the US and Canada. The response to potential aerospace threats does not discriminate between the two nations, and draws forces from both countries.
