Russian warplanes intercepted by United States Air Force near Alaska, said US commanders.

Russian warplanes intercepted by United States Air Force near Alaska, said US commanders.

According to details, four Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska intercepted near Alaska. The Russian Tu-142’s came within 65 nautical miles south of Alaska’s Aleutian island chain and “loitered” in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) for eight hours.

But they stayed in international airspace and did not enter US or Canadian airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said.

An ADIZ; a perimeter within which air traffic monitored by the air forces of one or more friendly countries so they have extra time to react to hostile action.