The North America Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) published photos on Monday that record the interception of Russian aircraft that entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
According to the report, a Strategic Bombard Tu-95accompanied by SU-35 fighters, was detected by the NORAD monitoring system as it approaches the region. In response, US air forces launched F-16 fighters ready to intercept.
Joint force in the operation
The operation was attended by an E-3 Sentry Air Warning plane (Awacs), four F-16 Fighting Falcon and four KC-135 Stratotanker tanker fighters. US aircraft approached the Russians controlled, maintaining international interception standards.
Photographic records
As usual, the US military released images of the maneuver. The photos were taken under a sky illuminated by the sunrise, which resulted in impressive records of the approach between the aircraft.
Source and images: US Department of Defense. This content was created with the help of AI and revised by the editorial team.
