# Spanish F-18 downs drone that illegally breached Romanian airspace, ministry says

https://mins.news/en/item/23304

- CNN, 2026-08-16 04:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/15/europe/drone-romania-airspace-nato-hnk-intl?Date=20260816&Profile=CNN

> A Spanish F-18 fighter jet on a NATO air policing mission shot down a drone that had illegally entered Romanian national airspace, Romania’s defense ministry said Sunday. It was the fourth unmanned aircraft Romania has shot down this year.

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