A pair of PC-12 turboprop reconnaissance aircraft allegedly flew without authorization, Vienna said
Austria said it scrambled Eurofighter Typhoons to intercept US Air Force spy planes that entered its airspace without authorization on Sunday and Monday.
According to Austrian Defense Ministry spokesman Michael Bauer, a pair of PC-12 turboprop aircraft flew over the Totes Gebirge mountains in Upper Austria on two occasions. He added that the planes turned back toward Germany after being intercepted by the Eurofighters. Bauer said the incident would be “resolved through diplomatic channels.”
Austria’s response was criticized and mocked on social media, with some commenters arguing that “nobody takes our airspace seriously.”
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