This seems to be a constant little game for russia to see how far they can push their luck.
Two U.S. fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday, media reported.
The Russian TU-95 ‘Bear’ bombers flew into a so-called Air Defense Identification Zone located about 200 miles off Alaska’s west coast, at about 10am EST, North American Aerospace Defense Command spokesman Canadian Army Major Andrew Hennessy said in a statement to CNN.
Two Alaska-based NORAD F-22 fighter jets intercepted and visually identified the Russian bombers until they left the identification zone and the Russian aircraft never entered U.S. airspace, CNN reported, citing the statement.
Tensions between Russia and the U.S. have been on the rise over a number of issues.
Last week, it was learned that the U.S. is re-establishing its Second Fleet, responsible for the northern Atlantic Ocean, nearly seven years after it was disbanded as the Pentagon puts countering Russia at the heart of its military strategy.‘Our National Defense Strategy makes clear that
we’re back in an era of great power competition as the security environment continues to grow more challenging and complex,’ Chief of U.S. Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson said last Friday.
‘Second Fleet will exercise operational and administrative authorities over assigned ships, aircraft and landing forces on the East Coast and northern Atlantic Ocean,’ Richardson said.
The command, which will be based in Norfolk, Virginia, will initially have 15 personnel and will eventually grow to…
