Fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes near Alaska

Sep 25, 2025 - 17:00
 1
Fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes near Alaska
U.S. fighter jets scrambled Wednesday to intercept four Russian warplanes off the coast of Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Thursday. NORAD said in a statement it detected and tracked four Russian military jets — two Tu-95s and two Su-35s — on Wednesday operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), a…