MilitaryUpdate🇩🇪Germany🇷🇴Romania🇮🇳India4d agoA Romanian F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet deployed as part of NATO’s enhanced air policing mission in the Baltic region shot down a drone in Estonian airspace on Tuesday, May 19, Romania’s Ministry of Defense announced. The interception marks a first for the Romanian Air Force detachment known as the “Carpathian Vipers.” According to the ministry, two Romanian F-16 aircraft were scrambled at around 11:03 a.m. following an alert issued by NATO’s Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany.5.1/10·Romania Insider·MirutaPrimary Source ↗
PoliticalUpdate🇷🇴Romania🇴🇲Oman8d agoRomania's interim President Ilie Bolojan led a Supreme Defense Council meeting on April 30, 2025, to coordinate implementation of the European SAFE program for strengthening the defense industry. Officials debated whether the program should be managed by the Ministry of Defense or the Prime Minister's office, with Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu supporting the latter option.2.5/10·Digi24 (Romania)Primary Source ↗Details →