{"id":808266,"date":"2026-08-09T20:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T20:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/808266\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T20:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T20:46:11","slug":"norad-f-16s-intercept-aircraft-near-trumps-bedminster-golf-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/808266\/","title":{"rendered":"NORAD F-16s intercept aircraft near Trump\u2019s Bedminster golf club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said its F-16 fighter jets<\/a> intercepted multiple general aviation aircraft over Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday after the planes reportedly violated temporary flight restrictions in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 1st Air Force\u2019s Air Forces Northern clarified that two aircraft were involved in the incident.<\/p>\n

The general aviation aircraft were safely escorted out of the restricted area by NORAD aircraft, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The temporary flight restrictions were in place over the Bedminster area, where President Donald Trump was expected to spend the weekend at his golf club as it hosted the four-day LIV Golf New York tournament.<\/p>\n

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FILE – A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft flies in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Aug. 5, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adriana Jordan-Alcaniz)<\/p>\n

The interception was captured on video, showing the dramatic moment an F-16 fighter jet closed in on what appeared to be a small Cessna aircraft near Jefferson Township, outside Bedminster.<\/p>\n

Ahead of Trump<\/a> landing in New Jersey, NORAD previously said that it would enforce multiple FAA-established temporary flight restrictions over the region this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pilots and the public were also told that U.S. Army ground-based defense assets may be present in the area, operating under the Continental U.S. NORAD Region as part of the command\u2019s routine, layered defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“These systems are operating under NORAD authorities, constitute a routine component of the command\u2019s layered defense posture and work in tandem with the command\u2019s airborne assets to monitor and protect the airspace,” information published by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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FILE – President Donald Trump visited the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 7, 2026. (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Officials used the incident to remind general aviation pilots to check Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) before every flight for the latest information on airspace restrictions<\/a> and other flight procedures, as required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Check NOTAMs before EVERY flight!” 1st AF\/AFNORTH said in a post on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If a pilot becomes intercepted by NORAD aircraft, the pilot should immediately adjust their radio frequency to 121.5 or 243.0,\u00a0according to information published by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They should then “turn around to reverse course until receiving additional instructions on one of those frequencies.”<\/p>\n

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FILE – The Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, hosted the LIV Golf New York event. (Photo by Andrew Mordzynski\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Temporary flight restrictions are often issued to limit aircraft operations in designated areas for presidential movements, major sporting events, national security concerns and other special events.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NORAD often employs a network of radars, satellites, fighter aircraft and other capabilities to identify and respond to potential threats in the North American<\/a> airspace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bonny Chu is a Breaking and Trending News Writer for Fox News Digital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said its F-16…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":808267,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,12,4379,1997,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-808266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-donald-trump","tag-military","tag-new-jersey","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=808266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=808266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=808266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=808266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}