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Romania Deploys U.S. AI Counter-Drone System After Drone Attack

4/26/2026

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Romania will add a U.S. AI counter-drone system to its air defence within days.
Romanian forces recovered drone fragments in Galati that damaged a pole and an annex, prompting evacuation over possible explosives.
Two British Eurofighter Typhoon jets scrambled from Fetesti to monitor the drones, prompting the ministry to condemn the incident as a security challenge and note that law permits downing drones when lives or property are at risk.

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Romania will add a U.S. AI counter-drone system to its air defence within days.
Romanian forces recovered drone fragments in Galati that damaged a pole and an annex, prompting evacuation over possible explosives.
Two British Eurofighter Typhoon jets scrambled from Fetesti to monitor the drones, prompting the ministry to condemn the incident as a security challenge and note that law permits downing drones when lives or property are at risk.