NATO Fighter Jets Took To The Skies Over Romania

• 5.10.2026, 10:20

An aerial target was detected near the border with Ukraine.

Spanish F-18 fighter jets on combat duty in Romania took to the air early Monday morning after detecting an aerial target near the border with Ukraine.

This was reported by the Romanian Ministry of Defense.

On the night of October 4–5, the Ministry of Defense’s radar surveillance system detected an aerial target moving east of Vilkovo (Odesa Oblast), near the border with Romania.

Two F-18 aircraft from the Spanish Air and Space Forces, on combat duty as part of a reinforced air patrol, took off from the 57th Air Base.

The National Military Command Center notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of the implementation of public alert measures in the northern part of Tulcea County. At 02:34, a RO-Alert notification was sent to residents of the border areas.

The agency reported that no violations of the country’s airspace were recorded. The air raid alert was lifted at 3:23 a.m.