Austria is not part of NATO and America must obtain permission before flying over Austrian airspace.
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Austria is vehemently pro-Russian, and their military is utterly compromised with Russian assets. So this news is surprising but good. Well done Austria.
ghost_n_the_shell on
Just here to say I read that, and even the comments section, thinking it said “Australia”.
Makes much more sense now I re-read it with Austria.
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Routine visual confirmation of a permitted USAF flight.
From the article:
> Contrary to initial reporting in German-language media, no aircraft seems to have illegally violated Austrian airspace. The U.S. Air Force had filed for an overflight permit for two aircraft on May 10, but didn’t use it. When later that day two different USAF aircraft approached Austrian airspace unannounced, jets were scrambled to meet them – but they turned back before crossing the border, Austrian military spokesperson Michael Bauer said in a statement on X on Wednesday.
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> The U.S. refiled the overflight permit for the following day and used it then. The Austrian air force sent fighter jets to confirm that the aircraft overflying the airspace matched what had been approved. “Some things you have to see for yourself,” Bauer said in a reply on X
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“The U.S. Air Force had filed for an overflight permit for two aircraft on May 10, but didn’t use it. When later that day two different USAF aircraft approached Austrian airspace unannounced, jets were scrambled to meet them – but they turned back before crossing the border, Austrian military spokesperson Michael Bauer said in a statement on X on Wednesday.”
“The U.S. refiled the overflight permit for the following day and used it then. The Austrian air force sent fighter jets to confirm that the aircraft overflying the airspace matched what had been approved.”
“This flight took place after an administrative error in the overflight clearance paperwork was corrected,” an official from U.S. European Command
burgonies on
“Intercept” is doing a lot of heavy lifting
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We’re the thing that explodes when there’s too much friction in the air.
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Austria is not part of NATO and America must obtain permission before flying over Austrian airspace.
Austria is vehemently pro-Russian, and their military is utterly compromised with Russian assets. So this news is surprising but good. Well done Austria.
Just here to say I read that, and even the comments section, thinking it said “Australia”.
Makes much more sense now I re-read it with Austria.
Routine visual confirmation of a permitted USAF flight.
From the article:
> Contrary to initial reporting in German-language media, no aircraft seems to have illegally violated Austrian airspace. The U.S. Air Force had filed for an overflight permit for two aircraft on May 10, but didn’t use it. When later that day two different USAF aircraft approached Austrian airspace unannounced, jets were scrambled to meet them – but they turned back before crossing the border, Austrian military spokesperson Michael Bauer said in a statement on X on Wednesday.
>
> The U.S. refiled the overflight permit for the following day and used it then. The Austrian air force sent fighter jets to confirm that the aircraft overflying the airspace matched what had been approved. “Some things you have to see for yourself,” Bauer said in a reply on X
“The U.S. Air Force had filed for an overflight permit for two aircraft on May 10, but didn’t use it. When later that day two different USAF aircraft approached Austrian airspace unannounced, jets were scrambled to meet them – but they turned back before crossing the border, Austrian military spokesperson Michael Bauer said in a statement on X on Wednesday.”
“The U.S. refiled the overflight permit for the following day and used it then. The Austrian air force sent fighter jets to confirm that the aircraft overflying the airspace matched what had been approved.”
“This flight took place after an administrative error in the overflight clearance paperwork was corrected,” an official from U.S. European Command
“Intercept” is doing a lot of heavy lifting
We’re the thing that explodes when there’s too much friction in the air.