China News Service, March 30. According to a report by the Russian Satellite Network, the North American Air Defense Command stated that two Russian Tu-142 anti-submarine patrol aircraft entered the Alaska air defense identification zone on the 29th local time, and the United States subsequently carried out identification and tracking.
Data map: The Russian Tu-142 anti-submarine patrol aircraft is being accompanied by a US military aircraft.
According to reports from the United States, “2 Russian Tu-142 patrol aircraft entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone at 4:50 (29th). The North American Air Defense Command identified and tracked them.” The US military emphasized that the Russian aircraft. Did not enter the airspace of the United States or Canada".
According to the report, the Russian Northern Fleet Press Office previously reported that two Tu-142 anti-submarine patrol aircraft had carried out missions in the North Sea and the northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. It was escorted by the Lents Sea and air.
The Tu-142 flight activity lasted about 11 hours, during which it was tracked and monitored by Norwegian and British Air Force fighters in the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea.