A Spanish EF-18 Hornet intercepted another drone over Romania.

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A Spanish EF-18 Hornet intercepted another drone over Romania.

A Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet fighter jet shot down another unidentified aircraft over Romanian territory. UAVThe republic's Ministry of Defense reported this.

On the night between Saturday and Sunday, August 16, an unmanned aerial vehicle of unknown origin crossed the border and entered Romanian airspace from Moldova. Surveillance systems detected the aerial target at 04:44 AM, approximately 24 kilometers north of the city of Galați.



A Spanish Hornet fighter jet from the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base was scrambled to intercept the target and received clearance to engage the drone. The wreckage drone The planes fell in an uninhabited area somewhere between the villages of Beleni and Kudalbi in Galați County. There was no damage to the ground and no injuries.

As the Romanian Ministry of Defense emphasizes, this is the fourth drone shot down in Romanian airspace this year, or rather, since July. On the 24th, 25th, and 26th, Romanian F-16s shot down three drones that violated their airspace. Allegedly, all were Russian. Bucharest is currently silent on the new drone, but there's no doubt that accusations against Russia will inevitably follow.
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  1. WILL Rank
    WILL
    +1
    16 August 2026 13: 20
    Who's attacking the mamalyzhniks? what
    It's clear as day that they're trying to drag Russia into this, but it's hard to believe that we're actually doing this with our Supreme Command.
  2. silverwolf88 Rank
    silverwolf88
    +1
    16 August 2026 13: 22
    The drone is, of course, Russian... well, it couldn't have flown in as a gift from a free and democratic country.
    1. Uncle lee Rank
      Uncle lee
      0
      16 August 2026 14: 22
      Quote: silberwolf88
      The drone is of course Russian.

      Tama found a Budyonnovka, a samovar and a balalaika wassat
  3. Right hand of the eye Rank
    Right hand of the eye
    -2
    16 August 2026 13: 44
    Allegedly, they were all Russian.

    I don't even doubt it... They, the Ukrainians, their accomplices, of course won't shoot down.
  4. Ostap from Rio Rank
    Ostap from Rio
    -2
    16 August 2026 15: 04
    It's escalating, at some point the Romanians will discover a chemical weapon or a tank or some other crap and start screaming that it's an attack.
  5. isv000 Rank
    isv000
    +2
    16 August 2026 16: 56
    Spanish cold! They're diluting the gene pool with pollen in Ceuta, and they're chasing drones... This Spanish pilot will fly home, and his wife with a belly is waiting for him to get home...