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Miller said the administration can rely on regional allies and partners for staging grounds, but Washington would need to ask for basing permission and overflight permissions, something the presence of an aircraft carrier in international waters would sidestep.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
Zelenskyy says China is helping Russia attack Ukraine Kyiv warned that China may be helping Russia attack Ukrainian energy sites, while France said drone overflights — ostensibly directed by Moscow — were a growing worry, pointing to the increasingly global nature of the conflict.
—semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The team used both ground surveys and broad overflights to count from April 2021 to April 2023.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Reportedly, in response to detection, French military personnel activated counter-drone procedures and intercepted the overflight.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
Zelenskyy says China is helping Russia attack Ukraine Kyiv warned that China may be helping Russia attack Ukrainian energy sites, while France said drone overflights — ostensibly directed by Moscow — were a growing worry, pointing to the increasingly global nature of the conflict.
—semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The team used both ground surveys and broad overflights to count from April 2021 to April 2023.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Reportedly, in response to detection, French military personnel activated counter-drone procedures and intercepted the overflight.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Overflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overflight. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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overflight
noun
over·flight
ˈō-vər-ˌflīt 
: a flight over an area
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