US F-22 Jets Intercept Russian Bombers for a Second Day in a Row, NORAD Says

An F-22 Raptor escorts a Russian TU-95 Bear flying near the Alaskan NORAD Region airspace in a file photo. Air Force

U.S. F-22 jets intercepted Russian bombers near the coast of Alaska for a second day, according to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

Russian nuclear-capable bombers flew into the Air Defense Identification Zone, which is about 200 miles off of Alaska’s western coast, said NORAD.