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Greece Scrambles F-16s After 'Turkish Drone' Flies Over

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Greece scrambled F-16 fighter jets as a drone reported to be from Turkey flew over one of the country's airports, media and a military source said.

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A Turkish drone illegally entered Greek airspace over an airport this Friday, an incident that resulted in the "immediate mobilization of the air force".

·France
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According to Greek authorities, a Turkish drone was flying in the maritime area between the Greek islands of Samothrace and Lemnos, which immediately triggered surveillance and interception procedures. The Turkish drone disrupted airline operations. The Hellenic Air Force was put on alert after a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) and violated Greek airspace. Two F-16 fighter jets were immedi…

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A Turkish drone entered Greek airspace on Friday, 28 August, near the airport of Alexandroupolis. Greek F-16s took off to identify and intercept the aircraft. Since the beginning of the year, Greece has recorded 433 violations of its airspace by Turkish aircraft. - Greece: a Turkish drone approaches an airport, F-16 fighters intervene (International).

Greece scrambled F-16 fighter jets on Friday after a suspected Turkish drone flew over one of the country's airports, media and a military source said.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Greece has deployed fighter jets after a drone believed to have come from Turkey entered Greek airspace and flew over an airport in the country's northeast, Greek media and military sources reported. The drone left Greek airspace after fighter jets intervened.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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A Turkish drone disrupted traffic at the Greek international airport in Alexandroupoli on Friday. Greek F-16 fighter jets escorted it over Turkey.

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Protothema broke the news in Marousi, Greece on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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