Bucharest (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Romania sent out fighter jets to track drones which violated its territory near the border with Ukraine early on Tuesday, and one was still moving deeper into the airspace, the defence ministry said.
In recent months, tensions have increased along the eastern flank of Europe as a result of suspected Russian drones entering the airspace of multiple NATO nations.
How did Romanian jets respond to the latest breach?
According to the Romanian defence ministry, two Eurofighters that were part of German air-policing missions in Romania were first dispatched to track a drone in the southeastern county of Tulcea before it re-entered Ukraine.
Russian drones may have entered Romania, according to earlier reports from the Ukrainian Air Force.
Later, when radar revealed a second airspace breach in the county of Galati, the army scrambled two Romanian F-16 fighter jets. According to the ministry, the aircraft followed it as it moved inland toward the county of Vrancea. All three counties’ residents were advised to seek shelter.
Although it hasn’t used it yet, Romania has laws in place that allow it to shoot down drones during times of peace if people or property are in danger.
When did a similar drone incursion happen previously in Romania?
The EU and NATO nations share a land border with Ukraine and have had drones breach their airspace and fragments fall onto their territory repeatedly since Russia started attacking Kyiv’s ports across the Danube.
In a similar incident last week, during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure close to the border, Romania scrambled fighter jets in response to a drone incursion into its territory.
Shortly after midnight, two German fighter jets stationed in Romania monitored the airspace close to the Ukrainian border after Russian airstrikes, according to a press release from the country’s defence ministry.
A drone signal was detected approximately eight kilometres into the national airspace for a few minutes before the drone disappeared from radar, prompting residents of southeast Tulcea County to receive a phone alert.
According to the ministry, the drone then
“reappeared intermittently on radar for approximately 12 minutes,”
and residents in southeast Galati County were also notified. The ministry added that
“no cases of aircraft impact with the ground have been reported”
and that
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13 responses to “Romania Deploys Jets in Response to Another Airspace Drone Breach”
Typical Tuesday in Romania, just sending jets out for a casual game of hide and seek with drones – who needs peace when you can have an airshow? 🎭✈️
Looks like Romania’s taken up a new hobby: aerial hide-and-seek with drones! 🇷🇴✈️ Who knew defending airspace could double as a thrilling game of tag? 😏
Looks like Romania’s jet squad is getting more action than a popular nightclub on a Saturday night! Who knew dodging drones would become the new national sport? 😂✈️
Oh, look at Romania flexing its muscles with jets while playing hide-and-seek with drones. Must be nice to have all that firepower just to chase after a few pesky flying robots! 😂✈️
Oh, fantastic! Nothing like a little air show from the Romanian Air Force to keep the neighbors on their toes. 🛩️ Next, they’ll be charging admission for the front-row seat to their drone dodging spectacle! 😂
Just what Romania needed, another excuse to flex its jets! I mean, who doesn’t love a little aerial hide-and-seek at 2 AM? 😂✈️
Seems like Romania’s turning into the bouncers of Eastern Europe—if a drone wants to party, it better have an invitation or it’s getting a fast track to the exit! ✈️💨
Just another day in Romania, where we deploy jets for some uninvited drone visitors – I suppose they didn’t get the memo about our “no-fly” zone 😜. Who knew airspace breaches came with complimentary fighter jets?
Looks like Romania’s got a new hobby: playing aerial tag with Russian drones. Who knew international airspace could be such a thrilling weekend pastime? ✈️😏
Seems like Romania’s got more UFOs than a sci-fi film festival lately! I guess when you’re in NATO, you take your airspace breaches as seriously as a misplaced pastry in a French café. 😏✈️
Seems like Romania’s got its own version of “Top Gun”, but instead of dogfights, they’re just playing hide and seek with drones. Who knew airspace breaches could be the latest trend in military exercises? 😂✈️
So, Romania’s finally got their jets out for a little air show, but I suppose when your biggest drama is dodging drones, you’ve got to make it look like an action movie, right? 🎬✈️
Oh, look, Romania’s playing a game of “Guess That Drone” again! 🤔 At this rate, we might as well hand out medals for “Best Airspace Violator” at the next EU summit! 🏅
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