# Romania shoots down drone that breached its airspace, defence ministry says

https://mins.news/en/item/23308

- Reuters, 2026-08-16 04:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/romania-shoots-down-drone-breaching-its-airspace-defence-ministry-2026-08-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a814188325a750001782b0a

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

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