Russian Military Aircraft Tracked Operating Near Alaskan Airspace

Incident represents second instance in less than a month.

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 02:00 PM ET

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Russian military aircraft were detected and tracked near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed Tuesday. [Courtesy: NORAD]

Key Takeaways:

NORAD detected and tracked Russian military aircraft operating in international airspace near Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on February 18.
This incident marks the second in the region in less than a month, but NORAD states such activity is regular and not considered a threat as the aircraft did not enter sovereign U.S. or Canadian airspace.
NORAD maintains a robust layered defense network to detect, track, and inform appropriate actions to protect North American airspace.

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Russian military aircraft were detected and tracked near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed Tuesday.

NORAD said the February 18 incident—the second in the region in less than a month—occurred in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), which begins where sovereign airspace ends and is monitored by both the U.S. and Canada. NORAD officials did not identify the aircraft.