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.