- Sep 26
Spanish F-18 jets scramble from Romanian base after drone alert near Danube border
Two Spanish F-18 Hornet fighters scrambled from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base overnight on 26 September after Romanian radar tracked an aerial target near the Ukrainian border town of Vylkove.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jul 19
Romanian radar detects aerial targets near Ukraine border, triggering air alert in Tulcea
A group of aerial targets was spotted 15 km east of Vâlcove, Ukraine, on Sunday afternoon. No Romanian airspace was breached.