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OAN Deven Berryhill
UPDATED 4:00 PM PT – Tuesday, February 14, 2023

A pair of Dutch F-35 fighters intercepted three Russian military aircrafts over the Baltic Sea while two NORAD F-16 fighters were dispatched to observe two Russian fighters off Alaska. 

On Monday, two Royal Netherland’s Airforce (RNLAF) F-35 Lightning II fighter jets intercepted three Russian military planes over the Baltic Sea near Poland. The three Russian aircrafts were identified by military officials as a Russian IL-20M Coot-A and two Su-27 Flankers. 

Later that day, a Russian Tu-95 bomber and a Su-35 fighter were “detected, tracked, positively identified and intercepted” said NORAD officials. F-16 fighters were dispatched on what they were calling a “routine” incident near Alaska in the ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone.)

🇳🇱F-35s carried out their first A-Scramble to intercept Russian SU-27s & a IL-20 flying close to #NATO airspace

Supported by 🇩🇪Eurofighters they shadowed the 🇷🇺 aircraft who were posing a danger to other air users by ignoring international air safety rules#SecuringTheSkies pic.twitter.com/6DbBCvLwPj

— NATO Air Command (@NATO_AIRCOM) February 14, 2023

The frequency of incursions have increased in recent months between NATO and Russian Military aircraft due to mounting tension over the war in Ukraine.

JUST IN: @NORADCommand intercepted 4 #Russia|n aircraft in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on February 13

Per statement, the Russian TU-95 BEAR-H & SU-35 fighter stayed in int’l airspace

NORAD the incursion into the ADIZ is “not seen as a threat” pic.twitter.com/dVront4KLr

— Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) February 14, 2023

“The Dutch F-35s escorted the formation from a distance and handed over the escort to NATO partners.” Netherlands officials reported.

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