U.S. fighter jets on Wednesday responded to intercept Russian warplanes reported near Alaska, according to an update from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

The September 25 press release details the incident, noting that it “detected and tracked two Tu-95s and two Su-35s operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)” on Wednesday, September, 24 2025.

In turn, NORAD responded with “an E-3, four F-16s, and four KC-135 tankers to positively identify and intercept in the Alaskan ADIZ.”

However, the North American Aerospace Defense Command Public Affairs made it clear that the Russian aircraft did not technically enter U.S. or Canadian airspace and remained in international airspace.

“This Russian activity in the Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly and is n

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