NORAD intercepts Russian aircraft near Alaska 4 times in 1 week

RUSSIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN INTERCEPTED FLYING NEAR ALASKA FOUR TIMES OVER THE LAST WEEK – ACCORDING TO THE NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND.

IT COMES AS THERE SEEMS TO BE AN UPTICK IN ACTIVITY AS TENSIONS GROW BETWEEN THE U-S AND RUSSIA.

NORAD SAYS ON ALL FOUR OCCASIONS – THE RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT STAYED IN INTERNATIONAL AIRSPACE IN ALASKA’S AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE AND WERE *NOT* CONSIDERED A THREAT.

NORAD SAYS IT FIRST INTERCEPTED A PAIR OF RUSSIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT LAST WEDNESDAY… THEN ON FRIDAY, TWO MORE WERE DETECTED.

ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY – THE U-S AND CANADA, WHICH MAKE UP NORAD, INTERCEPTED TWO RUSSIAN MILITARY PLANES EACH DAY.

RUSSIAN FLIGHTS IN ALASKA’S AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE ARE *NOT* UNCOMMON… RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT WERE ALSO RECENTLY INTERCEPTED IN THAT AREA IN MAY AND JUNE.