(Reuters) -The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday to identify and intercept four Russian military planes off Alaska, the U.S and Canadian defense organization said in a statement on Thursday.
NORAD detected and tracked two Russian Tu-95s and two Su-35s operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, the statement said. NORAD said it responded by mobilizing an E-3, four F-16s, and four KC-135 tanker aircraft.
