Video shows Russian fighter jet flying within feet of US F-16 near Alaska

A US Air Force F-16 conducts a routine intercept of a Russian Tu-95 aircraft (Department of Defense via AP)

Military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying near Alaska and a US Air Force F-16 sent to intercept it.

In the video released on Monday, the Russian plane comes from behind the camera and swoops by just feet from the US jet.