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Spanish F-18 fighter jet shoots down drone over Romania

started August 16, 2026 at 7:08 AM · last changed 12d ago

Summary

A Spanish F-18 pilot operating in NATO's airspace surveillance mission shot down an unmanned aircraft that illegally entered Romanian airspace, the fourth drone interception in the country this year. The drone was detected entering from Moldova about 24 kilometres north of Galati, with debris falling in an unpopulated area between two villages.

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ŠPANJOLSKI pilot u borbenom avionu F-18, koji djeluje u sklopu NATO-ove misije nadzora zračnog prostora, srušio je bespilotnu letjelicu nakon njezinog neovlaštenog ulaska u Rumunjsku.

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Total — band napeto (40–69)

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