US fighters intercepted four Russian military aircraft near Alaska Saturday, marking the sixth time this month Russian planes have been intercepted in the area this month.
US Air Force F-22 Raptors were scrambled in response to the presence of four Russian Tu-142 reconnaissance aircraft inside the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) Saturday, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement.
The approaching Russian aircraft came within 65 miles of Alaskan territory and loitered in the ADIZ for about eight hours.
Saturday’s incident is the sixth time the US fifth-generation stealth fighters have intercepted Russian military aircraft near Alaska this month and the tenth time this year.