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In December 2023, Langley Air Force Base in Virginia was targeted by a wave of mysterious drone overflights, prompting the Pentagon to relocate a contingent of F-22 Raptor fighter jets stationed there to another base.
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Jared Keller, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Lebanon’s parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, accused Israel of violating the truce more than 50 times in recent days, with strikes, demolition of homes near the border and overflight of drones.
—Natalie Meltzer and Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Israel also breached the 2006 agreement by conducting near daily overflights in Lebanon.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
In the event of a conflict or military contingency with China, U.S. allies would come under heavy pressure from Beijing to limit the United States’ access, basing, and overflight rights.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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Jared Keller, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Lebanon’s parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, accused Israel of violating the truce more than 50 times in recent days, with strikes, demolition of homes near the border and overflight of drones.
—Natalie Meltzer and Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Israel also breached the 2006 agreement by conducting near daily overflights in Lebanon.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
In the event of a conflict or military contingency with China, U.S. allies would come under heavy pressure from Beijing to limit the United States’ access, basing, and overflight rights.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Overflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overflight. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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overflight
noun
over·flight
ˈō-vər-ˌflīt 
: a flight over an area
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