WASHINGTON — U.S. fighter jets scrambled to identify and intercept four Russian warplanes flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Thursday.

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The U.S. military says fighter jets have intercepted Russian warplanes near Alaska again

The North American Aerospace Defense Command reported the incident Thursday. The incident occurred Wednesday, marking the third time it has happened in about a month and the ninth time this year

NORAD says it detected two Tu-95s and two Su-35s in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone

Nine U.S. aircraft, including an E-3 Sentry and four F-16s, were scrambled to intercept them

NORAD says the Russian planes stayed in international airspace and did not enter U.S. or Canadian territory

It's the third time

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