The drone crossed into Romanian airspace at around 4 a.m. local time in the Gura Portiţei area but the combat aircraft did not have visual contact with the target at any point, and the radar signal was lost half an hour later, south of Cogealac, News.ro reported, according to a translation.

Romania has scrambled fighter jets for the second time this week after an unidentified object breached its airspace by the Black Sea

Romania scrambled four fighter jets on Thursday evening, 17 October, after an unknown flying target crossed its border. Source: Romania's Defence Ministry, as reported by European Pravda Details: The defence ministry noted that radars detected a "small airborne target" at around 17:00 in the Black Sea area,

Four fighter jets were scrambled from air bases in Romania after a small object was detected on radar entering the country's airspace from the Black Sea. "Based on the available data, there is no indication of a possible impact zone on national territory.

On Thursday, Romania scrambled four fighter jets after a small flying object, likely a drone, breached the national airspace up to 14 kilometers into the country in the southeastern county of Constanța,