Four Russian military jets detected near Alaska

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) stated in a social media post, that it detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

The aircraft did not enter the United States or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD stressed, noting that Russian activity near Alaska is “normal” and is not a cause for alarm.

NORAD concluded the statement by adding that it employs a “layered defense network of satellites,” as well as ground-based and airborne radars, along with fighter aircraft, and that it is prepared to use a “number of response options in defense of North America.”