US warplanes intercepted four Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska on Saturday, US commanders said.
In this North American Aerospace Defense Command screen grab, a Russian reconnaissance aircraft is seen near Alaska on June 27, 2020 AFP/HandoutWASHINGTON: US warplanes intercepted four Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska on Saturday , US commanders said.
The Russian Tu-142's came within 65 nautical miles south of Alaska's Aleutian island chain and"loitered" in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone for eight hours.But they stayed in international airspace and did not enter US or Canadian airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said on Twitter.
An ADIZ is a perimeter within which air traffic is monitored by the air forces of one or more friendly countries so they have extra time to react to hostile action. The US has established four of these zones but a dozen or so other countries have also set their own up.AdvertisementOn May 29, the Russian defense ministry published images of two US B-1 bombers intercepted by Russia after flying over the Baltic and Black seas near Russia.
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