NORAD Responds as Russian Aircraft Fly Near Alaska

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) sent fighter jets on Wednesday to track and intercept four Russian military planes near Alaska.

NORAD detected two Russian Tu-95s and two Su-35s in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.

The Russian planes stayed in international airspace and did not enter U. S. or Canadian airspace, according to NORAD.

With information from Reuters