US And Canadian Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Military Aircraft Near Alaska

Daily Mail: US F-22 stealth jets and Canadian F-18 fighters intercept two Russian reconnaissance planes that refused to leave the Alaskan Air Defense Zone for four hours

* Two Russian Tupolev Tu-142 reconnaissance planes were intercepted Monday
* US and Canadian fighter jets escorted the planes during four-hour flight
* North American officials say Russian planes flew 50 miles off Alaskan coast

Fighter jets from the United States and Canada intercepted two Russian aircraft flying just off Alaska's northern coast on Monday.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command planes, which included American F-22 stealth fighters and Canadian F-18 jets, escorted the two Russian Tu-142s during their four-hour flight.

The US and Canadian fighter planes were supported by a KC-135 Stratotanker and an E-3 Sentry AWACS aerial reconnaissance aircraft.

Military officials say the Russian jets never left international airspace but did come within 50 nautical miles - or 57 miles - of Alaska’s northern coast at one point.

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