2 Russian Military Aircraft Detected in Alaskan Airspace: NORAD

Military officials overseeing U.S. and Canadian airspace detected and tracked two Russian military planes operating near Alaska this week, according to a statement. The Russian planes “remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace” during the incident on Thursday, said the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). NORAD noted it was the second time in a week that Russian aircraft have been tracked in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), adding that such incidents occur on a regular basis and are not “seen as a threat.” On Tuesday, four Russian planes entered the ADIZ, triggering a similar statement from NORAD....