Knowledge (XXG)

Air sovereignty

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As part of the principle of collective defence in peacetime, NATO members carry out air policing missions to protect the integrity of Allied airspace. As part of the mission, aircraft are used in a Quick Reaction Air role to respond to both civilian and military aircraft in distress and any aircraft
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In the United States, the air sovereignty mission had been renamed "Air Sovereignty Alert", but in 2011 it was renamed "Aerospace Control Alert." The majority of the aerospace control alert missions in the U.S. are carried out by the
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A number of NATO countries cannot sustain a force of quick reaction aircraft, so aircraft of other member states provide cover, such as in the
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that approach allied airspace and fail to identify themselves, fail to communicate with Air Traffic Control or fail to file a flight plan.
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provides aircraft and systems to protect the sovereignty of Swiss airspace, it also covers Liechtenstein airspace.
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The upper limit of national airspace is not defined by international law.
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to the airspace above their land, up to an altitude of 365 feet.
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ruled that private property owners have exclusive rights
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from the original on 2021-12-15 – via YouTube.
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from the original on 2021-12-15 – via YouTube.
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Index

Air policing

F-15 Eagle
Tu-95
sovereign state
airspace
aviation law
fighter aircraft
Baltic Area
Icelandic Area
Swiss Air Force
U.S. Supreme Court
ruled that private property owners have exclusive rights
Air National Guard
F-15 Eagle
F-16 Fighting Falcon
Flyover rights
Baltic Air Policing
Icelandic Air Policing
Quick Reaction Alert


"NATO Air Policing"
"Belgium, Netherlands to take turns in policing BENELUX airspace"
"Air Force"
United States v. Causby
U.S. Supreme Court
328 U.S. 256, pp 266–267
"Air sovereignty alert: America's security blanket"
"New name, same mission"

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