An unprecedented exercise by Chinese and Russian bombers forced the U.S. and Canada to scramble fighter planes along the Alaskan coast.

Canada aerospace command says two Chinese and two Russian military planes were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that the Defense Department has been tracking cooperation between Russia and China but spotting military aircraft from the two countries flying together near Alaska was new.

American and Canadian fighter jets intercepted several Russian and Chinese bombers off the coast of Alaska, according to a tweet from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) clarified today that the incident occurred yesterday,