American F-22 Stealth Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Aircraft Near Alaska

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors arrive at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 27, 2019. These aircraft are deployed to Qatar for the first time in order to defend American forces and interests in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Nichelle Anderson

U.S. F-22 stealth fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian patrol planes near Alaska on Wednesday night, according to a top military official.

Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, the head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), confirmed the development to Fox News on Thursday morning.