Two Russian strategic bombers Tu-95 entered the identification zone defense the United States over Alaska. It is reported by The Washington Free Beacon, with reference to the Pentagon, informs «Pacific Russia».

The incident occurred on April 22. US fighter jets to intercept the bombers in the air does not rise. Identification zone defense is not the sovereign airspace of a State.

Invasion of the Tu-95 (NATO, Bears — «Bears») in the area of ​​defense the United States that the US military is considered as a signal of the beginning of the spring cycle of exercises involving Russian long-range aviation, it was the first such case in the current year.

In the past year, according to a representative of the North American Command Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Captain Jeff Davis, there were six cases when to intercept Russian bombers in the air rises, American or Canadian fighters, as well as at least 10 episodes, when the planes of the Russian long-range aviation invaded zone defense.

Currently, the Tu-95MS along with the Tu-22M3 and Tu-160 form the basis of the combat power of long-range aviation. In total, the Russian Air Force has about 120 aircraft Tu-22M3, 64 — Tu-95MS and 16 — Tu-160. These types of machines will remain in service until 2020-30-ies, after which they must replace Bomber new generation, developed by the project PAK DA (PAK DA).