US detects Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone


  • World
  • Wednesday, 07 Feb 2024

(Reuters) - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on Tuesday said it detected four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD said.

(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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