The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday to intercept four Russian military aircraft detected near Alaska, the US-Canadian defense organization said Thursday.

U.S. fighter jets scrambled Wednesday to intercept four Russian warplanes off the coast of Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Thursday. NORAD said in a statement it detected and tracked four Russian military jets — two Tu-95s and two Su-35s — on Wednesday operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ),

U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 120th Fighter Squadron, 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, fly training sorties over the skies of Newfoundland and Labrador,

As the sun dipped below the horizon, a NORAD F-16 tore across the skies at Abbotsford 2024, delivering a dramatic interception demo that blended speed, power, and spectacle.