As President Joe Biden prepares to address the nation for the first time since dropping out of the 2024 race, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted two fighter jets from Russia and China.
NORAD "detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on July 24, 2024.”
Ahead of Biden’s Oval Office address, NORAD says it scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers off the coast of Alaska.
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) July 24, 2024
The United States and Canada were dispatched to conduct the intercept, which "remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace." Their activity "is not seen as a threat.”
The Russian and PRC H-6 military aircraft remained within international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace.
🚨#BREAKING: Fighter Jets Scrambled After NORAD detects and Intercepts Two Russian and Two Chinese Strategic Bombers in Alaska Air Defense Zone
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) July 24, 2024
⁰📌#Alaska | #USA⁰
According to reports Earlier today, on July 24, 2024, NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95… pic.twitter.com/I0Qe8F8E2J
🔴📸 US and Canadian fighter jets detect, track and intercept Russian & Chinese military aircraft in Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) pic.twitter.com/QD2pNJ9oXq
— Mete Sohtaoğlu (@metesohtaoglu) July 25, 2024