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Russian SU-35 Flanker fighters

U.S. Fighter Jets Intercept 2 Russian Bombers, 2 Fighters off Western Coast of Alaska

By Tim Ellis • Sep 13, 2018
NORAD

Two U.S. fighter jets intercepted four Russian warplanes off the west coast of Alaska Tuesday. It’s the second time this month that fighters have scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft that’ve approached U.S. airspace around Alaska.

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