US for the third week drove Russian aircraft from Alaska

To spread: On Sunday, a Russian Il-20 survey and intelligence aircraft were released to the US airspace. These "visits" increased after the summit of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Anchorge. North America Air Force Defense Fighters have been intercepted by a Russian plane in the Alaska air defense zone for the third time last week, ABC writes.

According to NORAD, one control and e-Sentry control aircraft, two F-16 fighters and two KC-135 Stratotanker planes "sent" to intercept and visual identification of "Russian Alaska Observation and Intelligence Aircraft and Intelligence Aircraft and Intelligence Aircraft. Russian planes remained in the international airspace and did not invade the airspace of the United States or Canada, according to the NORAD statement.

"This Russian activity in the Alaska air defense zone is regularly and is not seen as a threat," the Americans have hurried to reassure. According to Norad, "the air defense zone begins where the sovereign airspace ends, and is a certain area of ​​international airspace that requires the immediate identification of all aircraft in the interests of national security.

" Over the past week, US F-16 fighters twice (August 21 and August 20) have flew to the interception of Russian IL-20 aircraft operating in Alaska Air Defense. "Norad uses a multi -level defense network consisting of satellites, ground and air radars, as well as fighters, to detect and track aircraft, as well as inform the appropriate actions," the command of the command reads. The US military assured that the Norad "is still ready to apply a number of response options for North America.