NORAD Intercepts Russian Aircraft Entering Air Defense Identification Zone

North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22s, CF-18s, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on March 9, 2020. The Russian aircraft were loitering about 2,500 feet above a camp that was built for the U.S. submarine exercise known as ICEX. Photo by NORAD/UPI