U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian warplanes off Alaskan coast
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- U.S. fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian Tu-95 bombers, two Su-35 fighters, and an A-50 spy plane detected in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
- NORAD deployed two F-16s, two F-35s, and four KC-135 refueling aircraft to escort the Russian planes until they left the ADIZ.
- The Russian aircraft did not enter U.S. or Canadian airspace, and NORAD described the activity as a routine occurrence, not considered a threat.
- The Alaskan ADIZ is international airspace requiring identification of all aircraft for national security, located just outside U.S. and Canadian sovereign airspace.
- Similar interceptions of
