The North American Aerospace Defense Command once again quickly launched fighter jets to intercept Russian planes after four were spotted over the waters near Alaska.

In a statement, NORAD said that two Russian Tu-95 bombers and a pair of Su-35 fighter jets were spotted inside the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Wednesday. NORAD did not disclose details on it until the next day. NORAD said that four F-16 fighter jets, four KC-135 refueling tankers and an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (or AWACS) plane were quickly launched to intercept the four Russian planes.

Last month, in the face of multiple Russian incursions into the ADIZ, NORAD scrambled a pair of F-16s in each instance.

The Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone is part of international airspace, not

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