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<\/p>\nU.S. fighter jets were scrambled Thursday to intercept multiple Russian bombers, fighter jets and a spy plane that were spotted flying off the coast of Alaska, U.S. authorities said.<\/p>\n
Two Russian Tu-95s bombers, two Su-35s fighter planes and an A-50 spy plane were detected in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, the North American Aerospace Defense Command reported in a statement. <\/p>\n
NORAD said it launched two F-16s, two F-35s and four KC-135s to escort the Russian aircraft until they had departed the Alaskan ADIZ. <\/p>\n
The Russian aircraft did not enter U.S. or Canadian airspace, said NORAD, which described Russia’s activity in the Alaskan ADIZ as a regular occurrence that was not considered a threat. <\/p>\n
The Alaskan ADIZ is a stretch of international airspace that begins where U.S. and Canadian sovereign airspace ends. According to NORAD, it is a “defined stretch of international airspace that requires the ready identification of all aircraft in the interest of national security.”<\/p>\n
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A screen grab from a video shows Russian Tu-95 bomber conducting a planned flight lasting more than 11 hours over neutral waters of the Sea of Japan on Jan. 21, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Russian Defense Ministry\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n
In September 2025, the U.S. also scrambled<\/a> fighter jets to intercept Russian Tu-95s and Su-35s in the Alaskan ADIZ. And last August, NORAD intercepted<\/a> a Russian IL-20 COOT, a Cold War-era reconnaissance aircraft, four times in one week.<\/p>\n