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Austria scrambled two Eurofighters to identify two U.S. Air Force PC-12s—likely U-28A Draco ISR aircraft—that briefly overflew Austrian airspace on May 10 and again on May 11, with the second overflight’s clearance unclear; the incident underscores ongoing U.S. ISR activity in Europe and the diplomatic handling of transits through Austrian airspace.
Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te canceled a planned Eswatini visit after Mauritius, Madagascar, and Seychelles revoked overflight permissions for his aircraft, an unprecedented move seen as Beijing pressuring third countries to disrupt Taiwan’s diplomacy. In response, Taiwan’s ruling and opposition parties united to condemn the coercion; Eswatini expressed regret but said relations remain intact. Separately, Taiwan is pushing a 1.25 trillion NTD defense budget to fund drones and an integrated air-defense network while preparing for potential energy-blockade scenarios, as Japan and Vietnam bolster security coordination and the PLA intensifies political-midelity metrics within its modernization drive.