The combined bomber patrol marked the first time NORAD detected Russian and Chinese military aircraft together entering the Alaska ADIZ and the first time Chinese warplanes have encroached the U.S ...

Last July, for the first time ever, Russia and China operated a joint patrol into America’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). The patrol featured two Russian TU-95 bombers and two Chinese ...

The incident, which took place Sept. 23, involved a Russian Su-35 fighter flying in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in international airspace, where the F-16 was sent to ...

NORAD, which comprises US and Canadian forces under a joint command, had previously announced the presence of four Russian aircraft over the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sept ...

The Alaska ADIZ is international airspace that stretches 150 miles from the Alaska coastline, but the U.S. requires that any aircraft transiting through it must identify themselves or be ...

The close encounter occurred on Sept. 23 during a flurry of activity by Russian aircraft that over the span of several days had flown through the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) off of Alaska.

The ADIZ is an area beyond US sovereign air space where aircraft are expected to identify themselves. Intercepts are usually carried out in a safe and professional manner, US officials said.