Pair of Air Force warplanes intercepted two Russian bombers that were flying in international airspace close to Alaska on Tuesday, NORAD said.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley weighs in on the Biden administration's handling of the Russia-Ukraine war and OPEC+ deciding to cut oil production on "Sunday Night in America."warplanes intercepted a pair of Russian bombers flying in international airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Tuesday.
NORAD said it"detected, tracked, positively identified and intercepted" the two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bombers"entering and operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone ." They were intercepted by a pair of"The recent Russian activity in the North American ADIZ is not seen as a threat nor is the activity seen as provocative," NORAD said in a statement.
"NORAD tracks and positively identifies foreign military aircraft that enter the ADIZ," NORAD said."NORAD routinely monitors foreign aircraft movements and as necessary, escorts them from the ADIZ."Last month, NORAD said it detected and tracked two Russian maritime patrol aircraft operating within the Alaskan and Canadian air defense identification zones.
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