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Two U.S. fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers in international airspace
off the coast of Alaska on May 11.
The two Russian TU-95 Bear bombers flew into a so-called Air Defense Identification Zone
located about 300 kilometers off Alaska’s west coast,
according to a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command
in a statement to CNN on May 12.
Two F-22 fighter jets intercepted and visually identified the Russian bombers until they left the zone. The Russian aircraft never entered U.S. airspace, CNN reported, citing the statement.
Russian bombers were escorted by two F-22 fighter jets in international airspace for 40 minutes, the RIA Novosti news agency cited the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on May 12.
The U.S. fighter jets did not get closer than 100 meters to the Russian bombers, the Russian military was quoted as saying.
Washington (CNN) — Two Russian TU-95 "Bear" bombers
were intercepted by US F-22 stealth fighters in international airspace
off the coast of Alaska on Friday,
according to North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The Russian long-range bombers flew into the Air Defense Identification Zone,
which extends approximately 200 miles off Alaska's western coast.
"At approximately 10 a.m. ET,
two Alaskan-based NORAD F-22 fighters intercepted and visually identified
two Russian TU-95 'Bear' long-range bomber aircraft
flying in the Air Defense Identification Zone around the western coast of Alaska,
north of the Aleutian Islands,"
NORAD and USNORTHCOM spokesman Canadian Army Maj. Andrew Hennessy said in a statement.
The Russian aircraft were "intercepted and monitored by the F-22s
until the bombers left the ADIZ along the Aleutian Island chain heading west,"
and never entered US airspace, according to the statement.
The last such intercept of Russian aircraft by US jets took place on May 3, 2017.