US EditionRomania Reports Drone Breach as NATO Scrambles Jets
The drone entered Romanian airspace for about 50 minutes, prompting F-16s to track it closely but not engage due to collateral risk concerns, amid rising regional security tensions.
- Romania's defence ministry reported a breach of airspace by a Russian drone during Russian attacks on Ukraine.
- The drone was detected 20km south-west of Chilia Veche but did not pose an imminent danger to populated areas.
- Two F-16 jets were monitoring Romania's border with Ukraine when the drone was detected, according to Romania's defence ministry.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the drone incursions indicate an 'obvious expansion of the war by Russia.
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In Romania, F-16s have again been on the wing to observe a Russian drone. But unlike in Poland, it was not shot down. Experts do not agree on whether NATO's response to Russia's drones is enough.
Romania Scrambles F‑16s to Intercept Russian Drone—Could It Be Russia's Next Target?
On Saturday evening, Romania deployed two F‑16 fighter jets to intercept a Russian drone that breached its airspace near the Ukrainian border.The drone entered Romanian territory during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure along the Danube River.Romanian pilots were authorised to engage the drone but chose not to fire due to potential collateral damage. The incident lasted approximately 50 minutes before the drone exited Romanian airspac…
Russian Drone Breached Romanian Airspace During Attack on Ukraine, Defense Ministry Says
The Romanian Air Force detected and tracked an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Sept. 13 that had strayed into the country’s airspace following Russian airstrikes on infrastructure in Ukraine, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MoND) said in a statement. The ministry said that the UAV was spotted by the pilots of two F-16s after they had been scrambled from the 86th Air Base in Borcea commune, on an air patrol mission. The F-16s monitore…
The events with drones that have violated Romanian and Polish airspace could have been organized by the British Information Service MI6, writes Lenta, one of Russia's most popular news sites,...
Romania, a member of NATO and the EU, alerted the weekend that a Russian drone entered its airspace, just three days after 19 Moscow aircraft raided the Polish sky, another partner of the Atlantic Alliance.Read more]]>
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