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Austria says refused US requests for military overflights


Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026. (Credit: U.S. Navy/Reuters)

Austria has rejected all U.S. requests for military overflights of its territory since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, a defense ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

"There have indeed been requests and they were refused from the outset," Colonel Michael Bauer said, adding that every time a similar request "involves a country at war, it is refused."

Austria has rejected all U.S. requests for military overflights of its territory since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, a defense ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

"There have indeed been requests and they were refused from the outset," Colonel Michael Bauer said, adding that every time a similar request "involves a country at war, it is refused."