U.S. fighter jets intercepted a formation of six Russian military aircraft operating near Alaska last week.
On Monday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) announced it had detected the Russian aircraft operating near the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on May 11. NORAD’s Alaska region dispatched F-16 and F-22 fighter jets, KC-135 Stratotankers, and E-3 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft to intercept the group of Russian Tu-95 bombers, IL-78 tankers and Su-35 fighter jets.
According to NORAD, the Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter the sovereign airspace of the United States or Canada….