NATO Jets Scramble After Deep Drone Breach Into Romanian Airspace

NATO fighter jets were scrambled on November 25 after an unmanned drone penetrated deeper into Romanian airspace than any previous incursion, reaching over 100 kilometers inland. German Eurofighters and Romanian F-16s responded to the breach along Romania’s southeastern border with Ukraine. Defense officials characterized the incident as a ’new Russian provocation,’ while pilots held fire due to collateral damage concerns. The episode underscores mounting tensions on NATO’s eastern flank and accelerates deployment of new drone-defeat capabilities to the region.