Nato fighter jets shoot down drone over European member state

NATO fighter jets scrambled to intercept an unmanned drone after it entered Romanian airspace early on the morning of the incident. Two Spanish jets were already in the air when they were tasked, intercepting at around 4:45 a.m. The Romanian Ministry of Defence said the drone was shot down about 15 minutes later and the wreckage landed in an unpopulated area between two towns. The ministry did not confirm the drone’s origin, but said radar detected it entering Romania from neighboring Moldova, an EU and NATO member. Defence Minister Radu Miruţă said Romania is “in the front line of defence of the European Union.” Reuters reported this was the fourth drone shot down in Romania this year.