US Fighter Planes Intercept Russian Bombers Near Alaska, Says NORAD

U.S. fighter planes intercepted Russian bombers and fighters that entered Alaska’s airspace on May 20, said the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on May 21.

NORAD said that Tupolev Tu-95 bombers and Su-35 fighters were intercepted by two F-22 fighter planes as they entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.

Later, two Tu-95s and two Su-35s were intercepted by two more F-22 fighter jets while a NORAD E-3 aircraft provided surveillance, said NORAD. The Russian planes were “positively identified,” the agency wrote.
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