Two Spanish F-18 fighter jets serving with NATO in Romania take off after drone alert on the border with Ukraine
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Two Spanish F-18 fighter jets deployed with NATO in Romania scrambled on Thursday afternoon following a drone alert near the Romanian border with Ukraine. The military aircraft took off at 15:20 local time to intercept an unidentified flying object located near Romanian airspace.
The scramble occurred amid heightened tensions following three separate airspace violations in the border region. The NATO mission aims to monitor and secure Alliance airspace along the eastern flank adjacent to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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El MundoFocuses on Alliance aircraft intercepting an unidentified flying object following three airspace violations.
InfobaeEmphasizes the official Bucharest dateline and specific local deployment details.