- Oct 17
Romanian F-16 pilots shoot down two drones that entered airspace over the Black Sea
The first drone entered Romanian airspace at 17:59 and was downed about two minutes later, with the second shot down at 18:05 near Sulina.
- Sep 22
Romania scrambles F-16 jets and issues Tulcea alert after radar tracks aerial target near border
The Romanian Air Force scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Borcea Air Base on Tuesday night after military radar detected an aerial target across the border in Ukraine, prompting a civil shelter warning in Tulcea County.
- Aug 24
Romania scrambles F-16 jets after radar detects possible drones near Galați
Two Romanian F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter scrambled on Monday morning after radar detected intermittent signals over Moldova and Galați County, prompting a regional civilian alert.
- Jul 29
Romania promotes 10 air force soldiers after drone interceptions in Romania and Lithuania
Three officers and seven master sergeants were advanced in rank at a ceremony at Borcea Air Base on 29 July 2026, recognised for direct involvement in national and allied air-policing missions.
- Jul 29
Romania scrambles F-16s after drone group detected near Ukraine border
Two F-16s took off from Borcea Air Base after radar detected aerial targets near the Danube border with Ukraine on Wednesday morning; no airspace violation occurred.
- Jul 24
Russian drones detected 33 km from Romanian border; RO-Alert issued in Tulcea, helicopter scrambled
Romanian radar picked up a group of aerial targets at 00:10 on 24 July, about 33 km north of the Danube border, following Russian strikes on Ukraine. An IAR-330 Puma helicopter took off and a RO-Alert warned Tulcea residents to shelter.
- Jun 21
British Eurofighters scramble as Russian drone strikes near Romanian border trigger RO-Alert in Tulcea
During the night of 20 to 21 June, Russian forces launched drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine close to the Romanian river border, prompting a RO-Alert in northern Tulcea county and the scramble of two British Eurofighter Typhoons.