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flag NORAD intercepted five Russian aircraft near Alaska; they stayed in international airspace and posed no threat.

flag NORAD intercepted and escorted five Russian aircraft—two Tu-95 bombers, two Su-35 fighters, and an A-50 spy plane—out of the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. flag U.S. forces deployed F-16s, F-35s, an E-3 radar aircraft, and KC-135 tankers to monitor the planes, which remained in international airspace and did not enter U.S. or Canadian territory. flag NORAD said such activity is routine and not a threat to North American security.

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