Nato fighter jets shoot down drone over European member state

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 16, 2026 8:28am Updated August 16, 2026 8:28am A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet fighter jet of the Spain Air Force (Picture: Joan Valls/Urbanandsport /NurPhoto via Getty Images) Two Spanish fighter jets were sent to shoot down a drone that entered Romanian airsp

"The Ministry of National Defence is constantly monitoring the situation and informs in real time the allied structures about such events," the ministry added in a statement. It is the fourth drone shot down by NATO over Romania since the beginning of 2026. In July, Romanian F-16s downed three Russian drones that breac

Romania says Spanish fighter jet downs drone after airspace breach  euractiv.com

Two NATO F-18 fighter jets were deployed after a drone was detected breaching Romanian national airspace about 14 miles north of Galați

It is the latest in a series of similar incidents involving drone incursions into NATO airspace from Ukraine

NATO fighter jet shoots down drone breaching Romania’s airspace  CNN

An Italian NATO fighter jet shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, a spokesperson from the alliance has said.

13 August 2026 Ambassadors of NATO member countries met on Wednesday, August 12, in a session in Brussels to discuss the recent violations of the airspace in Poland and Romania, as well as the recent drone incidents. The representatives “reiterated that Russia bears full responsibility for the airspace violations, whic

Members of NATO met on Wednesday to discuss recent incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace and concluded that Russia bears "full responsibility" for the incidents.