NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese bombers off coast of Alaska
Max Hauptman
USA TODAY


United States and Canadian fighter jets intercepted multiple Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday, according to a statement from the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Two Russian TU-95 and two People’s Republic of China H-6 military aircraft were “detected, tracked, and intercepted” while operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday, according to NORAD.

Essentially, "intercepted" means that the U.S. and Canadian fighters jets monitored the Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft to ensure they weren't posing an active threat.

NORAD officials say the Russian and Chinese aircraft did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace and were “not seen as a threat.”


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