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Fighter jets intercepted not less than three plane on Sunday, which violated short-term flight restriction (TFR) airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, the place President Trump was spending the vacation weekend, in keeping with North American Aerospace Protection Command (NORAD).
With one plane being intercepted within the morning, and two others being intercepted later within the day, NORAD mentioned there have been a complete of 11 unauthorized plane incursions within the TFR airspace over the weekend.
At about 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, a civilian aircraft violated the TFR and was safely escorted out of the world by a NORAD plane.
“NORAD and the [Federal Aviation Administration] intention to maintain the skies over America protected, with shut consideration paid to areas with Short-term Flight Restrictions (TFR) to make sure flight security, nationwide safety, and the safety of the President,” Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, NORAD and US Northern Command mentioned. “TFR procedures are necessary, and the extreme variety of TFR violations this weekend signifies some civil aviators will not be studying Discover to Airmen, or NOTAMs, earlier than every flight as required by the FAA.”
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NORAD mentioned 11 civilian plane have been encountered over short-term flight restriction airspace over the July 4, 2025, weekend. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu through Getty Pictures)
Guillot mentioned the NORAD armed fighter jets intercept and information offending plane out of the TFR.
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“Ought to the pilot of an plane occur to search out itself intercepted by both fighters or helicopters, they need to instantly come up on frequency 121.5 or 243.0 and switch round to reverse course till receiving extra directions on a type of frequencies,” Guillot added.
In one other occasion on Saturday, an plane was safely escorted out of the TFR airspace simply earlier than 2:40 p.m., after an ordinary “headbutt” maneuver was used to get the pilot’s consideration.
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President Donald Trump spent the weekend at Trump Nationwide Golf Membership in Bedminster, New Jersey, through the July 4, 2025, weekend. ( Bing Guan/Bloomberg through Getty Pictures)
The maneuver entails a navy jet flying instantly in entrance of a civilian plane at an in depth however protected distance to visually sign the pilot to both observe or change course.
Officers warned personal pilots to do their homework earlier than takeoff.
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“It’s critically necessary for North American flight security that Short-term Flight Restriction (TFR) violations are averted,” NORAD mentioned in a message to pilots. “All pilots should familiarize themselves with updates to restricted airspace, together with reviewing new and present FAA NOTAMs [Notice to Airmen] that affect their flight plans and actions. Adhering to FAA restricted airspace protocols is necessary, no matter geographical area, airframe, or aircrew.”
Fox Information Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
