A NORAD fighter jet intercepted a civilian plane which entered the restricted airspace above Bedminster, New Jersey, the place US President Donald Trump is spending the 4th July vacation weekend, on Saturday afternoon.“NORAD intercepted a airplane violating a Short-term Flight Restriction (TFR) over Bedminster, NJ on July 5, 2025. Pilots, a reminder to verify FAA NOTAMs earlier than you fly! ,” the joint United States-Canada army group wrote on X in regards to the incident.
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The North American Aerospace Protection Command conducts aerospace warning, aerospace management and maritime warning to defend North America.In accordance its assertion, the civilian pilot flew right into a TFR zone simply earlier than 2:40 pm ET (Sunday 00:10 am IST) and was safely escorted out by the fighter jet. The assertion additionally famous that this was the day’s fourth violation of the restricted airspace, and was adopted by one other one later.Additionally, whereas the NORAD assertion didn’t point out the kind of plane used for the interception, a number of retailers, together with The New York Post, reported that it was an F-16.In February too, NORAD scrambled three F-16s in response to a violation of the airspace above Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
