U.S. military intercepts China, Russia fighter jets near Alaska prior to Biden’s Oval Office address

'NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone'

Jul 24, 2024 - 21:28
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U.S. military intercepts China, Russia fighter jets near Alaska prior to Biden’s Oval Office address
A Chinese fighter pilot gazes outside his cockpit. (Video screenshot)

A Chinese fighter pilot gazes outside his cockpit. (Video screenshot)

The U.S. and Canada intercepted two Russian fighter jets and two Chinese H-bombers near Alaska on Wednesday shortly before Biden addressed the nation.

“NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone,” NORAD said

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“Fighter jets from the United States and Canada conducted the intercept,” NORAD said, adding that the foreign bombers “remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace,” and that their activity “is not seen as a threat.”

Fox News reported:

Ahead of President Biden’s first address in the Oval Office since announcing he was dropping out of the presidential race, the North American Aerospace Defense Command Public Affairs (NORAD) says it sent out fighter jets to intercept two Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers off the coast of Alaska.

In a press release from NORAD, the agency confirmed that they detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on July 24.

NORAD fighter jets from the United States and Canada conducted the interception.

This article originally appeared on The Gateway Pundit.com.

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