The U.S. identified and monitored Russian military planes that entered the Air Defense Identification Zone near Alaska on Monday, according to statements from the U.S. military.
The ADIZ extends over a region covering up to 150 nautical miles beyond U.S. borders, within which aviation regulations mandate that aircraft must operate with activated transponders or report their identification details.
“This regular Russian activity within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone is not viewed as threatening,” stated NORAD in a press release.
FURTHER: Russian military planes spotted near Alaska once more, according to NORAD.
The military stated that there was no NORAD interception on Monday, and added that NORAD monitored the planes as they passed through the ADIZ, without them crossing into U.S. or Canadian airspace.
The territorial airspace and waters of the U.S. start at a distance of 12 nautical miles from the coast.
