Incident involving a Tu-95 bomber and Su-35 fighter aircraft is described as 'routine' by Norad. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Two American F-16 warplanes intercepted four Russian aircraft near Alaska, the joint US-Canadian North American Aerospace Defence Command said on Tuesday.
The “routine” intercept of the Russian planes – which included Tu-95 bomber and Su-35 fighter aircraft – occurred on Monday, Norad said in a statement. “Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace,” it said, adding that such Russian activity “occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat, nor is the activity seen as provocative.”
While the intercept of the Russian aircraft was routine, US warplanes stationed in North America saw rare offensive action this month,
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