Washington [AFP]. The air force of U.S It intercepted four Russian Tu-142 reconnaissance aircraft 120 kilometers from Alaska on Saturday, the United States and Canada Aviation Security Command (Norad) said.
F-22 fightersthey intercepted four Russian Tu-142 reconnaissance aircraft that entered the Defense Identification Zone Aerial Alaska (ADIZ) June 27Norad said in a statement.
ADIZ is an area in which air traffic is monitored by the military of one or more countries, beyond their national airspace, to provide additional reaction time in case of hostile maneuver.
U.S It has established four, but 12 other countries have also created theirs.
