“North American Air and Space Defense Command (NORRAD) detected and followed two Tu-95 and two SU-35 operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) September 24, 2025.” – informs Norad in a message.
Four F-16 fighters, four KC-135 aircraft and one aircraft of early warning E-3 were picked up in the reaction.
Russian aircraft appeared on Alaska
“Russian military aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter the sovereign airspace of the United States or Canada. Russia's actions in Alaska Adiz are regular and are not perceived as a threat,” the message calms.
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It also reminded that Norad uses a layered defensive network consisting of satellites, ground and air radars as well as fighter aircraft to detect and track aircraft and inform about appropriate activities. Norad remains ready to take a number of actions in defense of North America.
This is another incident with the participation of Russian machines, to which Norad reacted firmly. On August 24, the E-3 Sentry command and control aircraft, two fighters F-16 and two KC-135 tankers were directed to capture and visual identification of the Russian Iła-20, known in NATO code as COOT. Similar actions were already taken on August 20 and 21, when Russian machines were also detected in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
At night, about 20 Russian drones invaded Poland from 9 to 10 September. The head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas stated that according to preliminary premises it was a deliberate action and – as she assessed – the most serious violation of European airspace by Russia since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
A few days later, on September 13, the Russian drone violated Romania's airspace. On September 19, three Russian MiG-31 fighters burst into the airspace of Estonia for about 12 minutes. The authorities in Tallinn said that the planes were flying without reported flight plans, with the transponders off and refused to respond to calls for air traffic control.
