The U.S. intercepted four Russian warplanes near Alaska

The U.S. military reported the interception of four Russian warplanes near Alaska.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported the detection of four Russian aircraft, including Tu-95 bombers and Su-35 fighters, that had entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Area.

NORAD officials said they anticipated Russian activity and were able to quickly get two F-16 fighter jets into the air to intercept the Russian planes in the designation zone, which covers international airspace outside the United States and Canada near Alaska.

Two F-35A fighters, an E-3 Sentry long-range radar detection aircraft and two KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft were also sent to help.

The command noted that the incident had nothing to do with the objects shot down over U.S. and Canadian territory earlier this month, and that the Russian planes did not enter the sovereign airspace of the two countries.

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