US Intercepts 4 Russian Military Planes That Entered Alaska’s Air Defense Zone

U.S. fighter jets intercepted four Russian military aircraft that entered Alaska’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Feb. 13.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which oversees North American airspace and its defense, responded to the incursion with two F-16 fighters and five other supporting aircraft including two F-35s, according to a press statement.
The NORAD forces successfully intercepted a group of Russian bombers and fighters that entered Alaska’s ADIZ.
Alaska’s ADIZ is not part of U.S. airspace, but the zone immediately surrounding it in which NORAD tracks and identifies foreign aircraft.
The NORAD statement said that the incursion was “in no way related” to several high-profile efforts by NORAD to shoot down unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) over the last two weeks….}