Alertă în România: un F-16 al Forțelor Aeriene a doborât o dronă deasupra județului Buzău / video
A Romanian F-16 intercepted and shot down a drone that entered national airspace, following a coordinated monitoring operation. The incident occurred near Padina, Buzău, on July 24, 2026. The drone was tracked after being detected on July 20, having crossed several counties. Four aircraft were deployed to manage the situation, including Italian Eurofighter Typhoons and Romanian F-16s. The drone was destroyed over an uninhabited area, with no reported casualties or damages. This incident is part of a series of similar occurrences in Romania, linked to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.