“NORAD F-22 Raptors fighters supported by KC-135 Stratotankers and E-3 early warning and control aircraft successfully completed two intercepts of Russian bomber aviation units that entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone last night,” the command said on Twitter .
NORAD F-22 Raptors, supported by KC-135 Stratotankers and an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System, successfully completed two intercepts of Russian bomber aircraft formations entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone last night. pic.twitter.com/9iSZK0Vu2F
- North American Aerospace Defense Command (@NORADCommand) June 17, 2020The US military said that the first connection consisted of two Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighters. The second group included two Tu-95 aircraft.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the air defense forces uncovered the actions of strategic B-52H US Air Force and reconnaissance aircraft over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea and raised Su-27 fighters to intercept.