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A NORAD F-16 intercepted a small aircraft that violated restricted airspace over Camp David while President Trump was there; the jet deployed flares to gain the pilot’s attention and escorted the aircraft out. Camp David operates a permanent no-fly zone with additional restrictions when the president is present, and pilots are urged to check NOTAMs and advisories before flights.
Sweden scrambled two JAS 39 Gripen fighters to intercept Russian Su-24 and Su-34 aircraft operating near Swedish airspace over the Baltic Sea in two separate events on June 13, with no airspace violations reported. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called the encounters part of a pattern of Russian military activity in the region, underscoring the need for constant readiness with allies, in line with other Baltic-bordering states’ recent intercepts.
NATO jets scrambled to intercept two Tu-22M3 strategic bombers and about 10 escort fighters over the Baltic Sea for more than four hours as part of the Baltic air-policing mission, with French Rafales from Lithuania and jets from Sweden, Finland, Poland, Denmark and Romania monitoring the Russian flight. Moscow said the mission was planned and conducted in neutral waters in compliance with international rules. Interceptions on NATO’s eastern flank are routine, and Lithuania reported four scrambles between April 13–19 to address flight-rule violations such as transponder-off or no flight plan.
NORAD F-16s intercepted a general aviation aircraft over Palm Beach, Florida, after it violated a Temporary Flight Restriction on March 29, 2026; the aircraft was escorted out and NORAD dispensed flares for visibility. Pilots should contact 121.5 or 243.0 and turn around until receiving further instructions, and always verify FAA NOTAMs, especially in sensitive regions.
NORAD detected and tracked two Tu-95s, two Su-35s, and one A-50 operating in the Alaskan ADIZ on Feb. 19, 2026. It dispatched two F-16s, two F-35s, one E-3, and four KC-135s to intercept, positively identify, and escort them until they departed; the aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter U.S. or Canadian sovereign airspace. NORAD said the activity is routine and not a threat.
CBS News reports on a Canadian military aircraft's mission in the East China Sea to track North Korean ships violating UN sanctions, during which Chinese fighter jets, including one armed with missiles, intercept the plane multiple times, highlighting tensions over North Korea's nuclear program and China's support for Pyongyang.
The FDA has released briefing documents ahead of an advisory committee meeting stating that Intercept's Ocaliva cannot be justified for use in NASH subjects with Stage 2 or 3 fibrosis. This comes after the FDA rejected Intercept's push for accelerated approval in 2020. Meanwhile, X4 Pharmaceuticals has released more positive data from its Phase III study of mavorixafor as a treatment of WHIM syndrome, and PTC Therapeutics has claimed a Phase III win in rare genetic disease phenylketonuria. The FDA will also review Takeda's enzyme replacement therapy for an ultra-rare blood clotting disorder, and Canadian biotech enGene plans to combine with a Forbion-led blank check company to land a seat on Nasdaq and get to an FDA approval request in the first half of 2025.