The North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed on Tuesday that Russian warplanes were “detected and tracked” off the coast of Alaska on Monday.
In a Tuesday press release, U.S. officials said, “The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on April 14, 2025.”
“The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace,” the North American Aerospace Defense Command added. “This Russian activity in Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat.”
The North American Aerospace Defense Command did not identify what type of Russian aircraft was detected or how many Russian warplanes were detected near Alaska on Monday in Tuesday’s press release.
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North American Aerospace Defense Command officials noted that an Air Defense Identification Zone “begins where sovereign airspace ends and is a defined stretch of international airspace that requires the ready identification of all aircraft in the interest of national security.”
“NORAD employs a layered defense network of satellites, ground-based and airborne radars and fighter aircraft to detect and track aircraft and inform appropriate actions,” U.S. officials added in Tuesday’s press release. “NORAD remains ready to employ a number of response options in defense of North America.”
The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s latest tracking of Russian warplanes off the coast of Alaska comes just months after “multiple Russian military aircraft” were tracked in the Arctic by U.S. and Canadian air patrol fighters.
At the time, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said, “The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter Alaskan or Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones or sovereign airspace. This activity is not seen as a threat.”
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