The U.S. sent fighter jets, yet again, to identify and intercept Russian military aircraft in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.

On a seemingly clear morning in May 2024, alarm bells rang inside NORAD’s Alaska command as a pair of Russian Tupolev Tu‑95 ...

The North American Aerospace Defense Command has said Russian military planes were detected in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.

No country has the right to violate airspace. Sweden has the right to defend its airspace, by force if necessary, and will defend its airspace,” Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson recently stated a ...

U.S. fighter jets scrambled to identify and intercept four Russian warplanes flying near Alaska. It’s the third time in about a month NORAD has reported such an incident.

The U.S. military says fighter jets have intercepted Russian warplanes near Alaska for the third time in about a month and the ninth time this year.

Four Russian military aircraft entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 24 September, prompting the US to scramble its own aircraft to escort them. Source: North American ...

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2024, image taken from video, a U.S. Air Force F-16 operating under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, conducts a routine intercept of a Russian Tu-95 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets scrambled to identify and intercept four Russian warplanes flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Thursday. It’s the third time in ...