Romania shoots down two drones in its territorial waters
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Businessday
Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the country’s territorial waters, days after attacks on two oil tankers in the Black Sea. Defence Minister Radu Miruță believes they were probably the latest-generation Russian drones, according to Romania’s Defence Ministry.
Two Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over Romania’s territorial waters on Saturday, the Romanian Defence Ministry announced, according to Businessday. The unmanned aircraft were intercepted off Romania’s Black Sea coast.
Defence Minister Radu Miruță said the drones were probably Russian aircraft of the latest generation. Their speed, estimated at 450 kilometres per hour, suggested they were Geran-4 drones equipped with a turbopropeller engine, he said. This was the first time Romania had destroyed this type of drone, according to the minister.
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