The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement on Friday that it intercepted two Russian TU-95 bomber aircraft, but emphasized that those aircraft did not enter US or Canadian airspace.
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th September, 2018) The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement on Friday that it intercepted two Russian TU-95 bomber aircraft, but emphasized that those aircraft did not enter US or Canadian airspace.
"At approximately 12 p.m. ET, on Saturday, September 1, two Alaskan-based NORAD F-22 fighters intercepted and visually identified two TU-95 'Bear' long-range bomber aircraft flying in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone [ADIZ], south of the Aleutian Islands," the release said. "At no time did the Russian bombers enter Canadian or United States sovereign airspace."
NORAD said the Russian aircraft were intercepted and monitored by the F-22s until they left the area.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a release earlier on Friday that two TU-95MS missile carriers conducted scheduled flights over the Arctic Ocean, Bering and Okhotsk seas. It noted that US F-22s escorted the Russian jets during some parts of the flight.
