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NATO fighter jets scramble, shot down drone after it enters Romania airspace.

Two Romanian F-16s at Fetești Air Base and two Italian Eurofighters at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base scrambled under NATO command and control to identify an unknown unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flying close to Romanian airspace.

Occurrence
2026-07-24
Publication
2026-07-24T19:26:46Z
First observed
2026-09-24T06:09:10.079Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
RO
Updated
2026-09-27T23:56:59.668Z

E/M/R/S scores

  • EExistence0/4 · Not assessed
  • MIntent0/4 · Not assessed
  • RRussian actor link0/4 · Not assessed
  • SRussian state responsibility0/4 · Not assessed

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  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2026-07-24T19:26:46Z

    Two Romanian F-16s at Fetești Air Base and two Italian Eurofighters at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base scrambled under NATO command and control to identify an unknown unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flying close to Romanian airspace.