Romanian Air Force Shoots Down Third Drone in Three Days
Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory
Romanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft intercepted and neutralized three unauthorized drones over three consecutive days in July 2026. The incidents occurred near the Ukrainian border and over unpopulated areas in Buzău County, demonstrating the Ministry of National Defence's rapid response to airspace violations.
An F-16 fighter aircraft of the Romanian Air Force, assigned to the 86th Air Base, Fetești, while conducting an air policing mission to monitor and track an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that had violated national airspace, engaged the target with an air-to-air missile on Friday, July 24th and neutralized it over an unpopulated area in the vicinity of Padina, Buzău County.