According to media reports such as Columbia Broadcasting Corporation (CBS), Newsweek, the North American Air Defense Command said in a statement on the 25th local time that the U.S. aircraft took an emergency takeoff on the 24th to identify and intercept four Russian fighter jets flying near Alaska.

According to CBS, the North American Air Defense Command said two Russian long-range strategic bombers and two Su-35 fighters were flying in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, which is close to the international airspace of the United States and Canada.In response, the North American Air Defense Command deployed an E-3 early warning aircraft, four F-16 fighters and four KC-135 gasoline jets to "precisely identify and intercept" Russian aircraft in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.

The report mentioned that the North American Aerospace Defense Command stated that Russia's military activities in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone are very common and are not regarded as a threat. However, this flight is the latest case of a series of recent flight activities by the Russian army. Many people believe that such flights are testing the combat readiness of the United States and NATO allies.

Russia has not responded to this.