4 Russian warplanes tracked in international airspace off Alaska

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracked four Russian military jets in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday.

The fighter jets flew within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). This zone is a 150-mile zone off the coast of the United States that is tracked to provide additional time to respond in the event of hostile activity.

The aircraft “remained in international airspace and did not enter sovereign airspace of the United States or Canada,” the report said. NORAD statement.

“Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs regularly and is not considered a threat,” the statement said.

NORAD uses air and ground radar, fighter jets, and satellites to track aircraft. The agency said it “remains prepared to employ a number of response options for the defense of North America.”

Russia on Wednesday confirmed the deployment of two Tu-95 bombers. According to Reuters. They flew for about 9 hours.

“The flight was carried out in strict accordance with international rules on the use of airspace,” Russian long-range aviation commander Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash said, according to Reuters.

“Long-haul airline pilots regularly fly in the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic, Black Sea, Baltic Sea and Pacific Ocean,” Kovilash added. To ABC News.

In August, the Navy sent four U.S. destroyers and a P-8 Poseidon spy plane to monitor 11 Chinese and Russian ships patrolling near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. The ship then quietly left the area. In mid-May, US fighter jets intercepted six Russian aircraft near Alaskan airspace.

In 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin reinstated the practice of regularly sending strategic bombers across the border.