Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory
A Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft neutralized a drone that had violated national airspace. The incident occurred on July 24th over an unpopulated area in Buzău County. This is the third drone to be shot down in Romanian territory in three days.
- ▪The drone was shot down by an F-16 fighter aircraft assigned to the 86th Air Base, Fetești.
- ▪The incident occurred while the F-16 was conducting an air policing mission to monitor and track the unmanned aerial vehicle.
- ▪The drone was neutralized over an unpopulated area in the vicinity of Padina, Buzău County.
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| Original publisher | Romanian Ministry of National Defence |
| Canonical URL | https://english.mapn.ro/ |
| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:42 +0000 |
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Drone Neutralized by Romanian Air Force Pilot in National Airspace 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.
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