The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it detected another Russian plane flying near Alaska on Tuesday and was forced to scramble U.S. military jets to respond, in what was the fourth time in about a week that Russia had flown planes near the state.
NORAD said a Russian military IL-20 surveillance aircraft was detected flying near the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
In response, NORAD sent an E-3, two F-16s, and one KC-135 tanker to identify the Russian plane in the identification zone, the Colorado-based command center said in a statement. No other details were provided about the incursion, including exactly where the Russian plane was flying in the ADIZ…