NORAD fighter jets intercept two Chinese and two Russian bombers ahead of Biden's speech

The North American Aerospace Defense Command Public Affairs office (NORAD) on Wednesday said it sent fighter jets to intercept two Russian and two Chinese bombers ahead of President Joe Biden's speech.

On Wednesday night, Biden made his first address to the nation since he withdrew from the presidential race over the weekend. He has since endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now the presumptive Democratic nominee.

The interception was conducted by the United States and Canada. The agency said it also tracked the planes, which were detected off the coast of Alaska, and in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). The aircrafts remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. 

"This Russian and PRC activity in the Alaska ADIZ is not seen as a threat, and NORAD will continue to monitor competitor activity near North America and meet presence with presence," the agency said in a press release.

The ADIZ is a strip of international airspace near a country's airspace where aircrafts are required to identify themselves for national security purposes.

It is not clear what the purpose of the planes were, or whether they were flown in response to the president's speech. The interaction took place approximately one hour before Biden delivered his address, according to Fox News.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.