North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted two Russian fighter jets entering the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the northern U.S. state of Alaska.
In a statement released Wednesday, the U.S. reported that last Monday, April 17, it »detected, located, identified and intercepted» the two aircraft, which remained in international airspace.
»This Russian activity in the North American ADIZ occurs on a regular basis and does not pose a threat, nor is it considered a provocative activity,» they explained.
They also detailed that the aircraft were two TU-95 model bombers, escorted out of Alaskan defense airspace by several U.S. aircraft.
NORAD records an annual average of six to seven interceptions of Russian military aircraft, which it detects using a network of satellites, radars and aircraft flying over U.S. airspace.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
