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Two Air Power warplanes intercepted a pair of Russian bombers traveling in intercontinental airspace in close proximity to Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command reported Tuesday. 

NORAD stated it "detected, tracked, positively recognized and intercepted" the two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bombers "moving into and operating inside the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)." They ended up intercepted by a pair of F-16 fighter jets.

"The new Russian activity in the North American ADIZ is not seen as a danger nor is the action noticed as provocative," NORAD explained in a statement.

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FILE - Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers (Reuters)

Air defense identification zones are airspace regions in which the identification, spot and manage of all aircraft is required in the fascination of national safety, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

"NORAD tracks and positively identifies foreign armed forces plane that enter the ADIZ," NORAD explained. "NORAD routinely displays international aircraft movements and as required, escorts them from the ADIZ."

FILE - A F16 warplane

Very last thirty day period, NORAD claimed it detected and tracked two Russian maritime patrol plane operating within just the Alaskan and Canadian air defense identification zones.

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The incident comes at a fraught interval in American-Russian relations. The U.S. has actively supported Ukraine with humanitarian and military services aid in its war versus Russia, In addition, the Biden administration has slapped Moscow and Russian oligarchs with sanctions.