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.