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Authorities were not immediately able to provide any information about who was responsible for the overflights.
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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
The United States rejects any assertion of sovereignty or jurisdiction that is inconsistent with freedom of navigations, overflight, and other lawful uses of the sea and air.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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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
The United States rejects any assertion of sovereignty or jurisdiction that is inconsistent with freedom of navigations, overflight, and other lawful uses of the sea and air.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Overflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overflight. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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overflight
noun
over·flight
ˈō-vər-ˌflīt 
: a flight over an area
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