North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) said it had “detected, tracked and intercepted” two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday.
The aircraft did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace and the activity “is not seen as a threat”, the joint US-Canadian aerospace command said.
The agency said it will “continue to monitor” competitor activity near North America and meet presence with presence”. It added that it “remains ready to employ a number of response options in defence of North America”.
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***The Telegraph reports:***
Four [Russian and Chinese bombers](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/03/12/copy-of-copy-of-ukraine-russia-war-latest-news/) have been intercepted operating together for the first time by US and Canadian fighters near [Alaska](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/03/02/suspected-spy-balloon-found-off-alaska/).
North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) said it had “detected, tracked and intercepted” two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday.
The aircraft did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace and the activity “is not seen as a threat”, the joint US-Canadian aerospace command said.
The agency said it will “continue to monitor” competitor activity near North America and meet presence with presence”. It added that it “remains ready to employ a number of response options in defence of North America”.
[China ](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/19/war-with-china-is-closer-than-we-think/)and Russia confirmed on Thursday that they had conducted a joint air patrol over the Bering Sea, which divides Russia and Alaska.
**Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/25/fighter-jets-scrambled-russian-chinese-bombers-alaska/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/25/fighter-jets-scrambled-russian-chinese-bombers-alaska/)
Stupid headline. They weren’t over Alaska – they were over international waters.
The Telegraph is a sensationalist tabloid.
The FT has an article on this that isn’t total sensationalist BS: [https://www.ft.com/content/b2ef8e97-55b1-474b-acbf-a44f55892a1e](https://www.ft.com/content/b2ef8e97-55b1-474b-acbf-a44f55892a1e)