US detects Russian aircraft operating in Alaskan ADIZ

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked two Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on February 8, Report informs referring to NORAD website.

The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace.

This is the second time NORAD detected and tracked Russian aircraft in three days.

This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat.