U.S. detects Russian aircraft operating in Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone

A U.S. Air Force F-16 conducts a routine intercept of a Russian aircraft in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in this Sept. 23, 2024, image taken from video. (U.S. Department of Defense via AP)

WASHINGTON — The North American Aerospace Defence Command (Norad) said it detected and tracked a Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, adding the U.S. did not see it as a threat.

“The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat,” Norad said in a statement.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh; Editing by Sandra Maler)