Russian military aircraft were detected to fly near the coast of Alaska on Tuesday. SaidTo mark the latest in a string of vision in recent months.
According to the military command, aircraft were not considered a threat, as Russian activity occurs regularly in that airs. US officials have not specified the type of aircraft spotted this week or how many of them were. CBS News has reached Norad for more information.
The aircraft flew through a part of the international airspace called Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (AdIZ), which is a designated area outside the US and Canadian sovereign location, which both countries conduct closely surveys for national security reasons. The aircraft is also expected to identify itself while entering the region.
Norad said that it tracked Russian aircraft after detecting them and confirmed that they remained in the international field.
The command said in a news release, “Norad has appointed satellites, ground-based and airborn radars and a layered defense network of fighter aircraft to detect and track aircraft and track proper tasks.”
Military officials in the US have already reported the presence of Russian aircraft in Aadi, already a few times since the beginning of the year.
In April, Norad said The command had detected Russian war planes flying from the coast of Alaska within the border of the defense identity area.
Less than three months ago, America and Canada undergone fighter jets In order to follow the Russian warfare aircraft seen above the Arctic, in an event that did some investigation because the region became a source of growing geo -political stress. US Army said it later sent two F -16 fighter jets from Alaska Greenland“Forward Asan Norad Athest in the arctic,
In September 2024, Norad posted a dramatic video A Russian fighter jet fly a Russian fighter jet “within a few feet” of the Narada aircraft away from the coast of Alaska. At that time, an American general said “the conduct of a Russian SU -35 was unsafe, unprofessional and all threatened.”
Two months before that incident, US Army said it is intercepted Four Russian and Chinese bombers in the international airspace away from Alaska coast.
