Overview

• Two Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighters were tracked Wednesday inside the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, according to the command.
• NORAD launched an E-3 Sentry, four F-16s, and four KC-135 tankers to positively identify and intercept the aircraft.
• The command reported no entry into U.S. or Canadian sovereign airspace and assessed no immediate threat.
• NORAD notes such ADIZ contacts occur regularly, citing recent responses that included multiple August scrambles and an Il-20 surveillance flight.
• The activity comes as NATO increases vigilance in Europe, with Poland shooting down Russian drones and Estonia reporting a brief airspace violation.