Gheorghiță Vlad vrea să-l decoreze cu ordinul național pe pilotul F-16 care a doborât două drone în mai puţin de 24 de ore

The head of the Romanian Army, General Gheorghiță Vlad, announced plans to award a national order to the F-16 pilot who shot down two drones violating Romanian airspace. The young captain neutralized the first drone in just 11 minutes, with assistance from a lieutenant. The identities of the pilots remain undisclosed for security reasons. The Romanian military successfully downed a Russian drone on July 24, and the same pilot engaged a second drone the following day. General Vlad praised the young pilots, emphasizing their skills and the high level of Romanian aviation training. He expressed his desire for the pilot to receive national recognition, similar to an Estonian pilot honored earlier this year.