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Regional Presence Deployments are conducted in accordance with international law, allowing Australia to exercise the right to freedom of navigation and overflight in international waters and airspace, according to Australia's Defense Department.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Authorities were not immediately able to provide any information about who was responsible for the overflights.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Even a token port call or bomber overflight could add political friction – and pause for thought in Washington.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Unexplained drone overflights have caused two nights of airport disruptions.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Authorities were not immediately able to provide any information about who was responsible for the overflights.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Even a token port call or bomber overflight could add political friction – and pause for thought in Washington.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Unexplained drone overflights have caused two nights of airport disruptions.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Overflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overflight. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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overflight
noun
over·flight
ˈō-vər-ˌflīt 
: a flight over an area
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