The U.S. military tracked and intercepted two Russian bomber pilots flying off the Alaskan coast on Monday, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bomber aircraft were “entering and operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ),” the release explained, and “remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace.”
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Their incursion of Alaska’s ADIZ, which is the international airspace adjacent to an area, “is not seen as a threat nor is the activity seen as provocative,” the release continued.
Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon spokesman, declined to provide additional details when asked about the incident during Tuesday’s press briefing.
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About a month ago, NORAD detected, tracked, and identified two Russian maritime patrol aircraft entering and operating within the Alaskan and Canadian ADIZ. These aircraft did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace and were deemed not to be a threat or provocative.
Prior to that, the United States observed Russian military aircraft flying into the ADIZ three times between Aug. 8 and Aug. 10.
