US detects Russian aircraft operating in Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone'The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat,' NORAD said in a statement.
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Washington: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it detected and tracked a Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, adding the US did not see it as a threat.
"The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat," NORAD said in a statement.