A pair of U.S. fighter jets intercepted two TU-95 bombers, similar to the one pictured here, Friday morning off the Alaskan coast. Photo c...
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| A pair of U.S. fighter jets intercepted two TU-95 bombers, similar to the one pictured here, Friday morning off the Alaskan coast. Photo courtesy of Russian Defense Ministry |
By Sommer Brokaw, UPI
Two U.S. Air Force fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The two nuclear capable Tupolev TU-95 Russian bombers came within 55 miles of Alaska's west coast when they entered the 200-mile Air Defense Identification Zone on Friday, defense officials told Fox News.
Two Russian fighter jets accompanied the bombers, CNN reported.
The U.S. F-22 stealth fighter jets monitored the Cold War-era Russian bombers, which never entered sovereign North American airspace, Canadian Army Maj. Andrew Hennessey, a NORAD spokesman, said.
The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative news website, first reported the intercept.
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