Alerts Sound on Eurofighter Jets belonging to NATO in Romania - NATO issues caution to Eurofighter jets stationed in Romania
The skies over Romania are now guarded by German Eurofighter Typhoons, as part of NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission along the eastern flank close to the Ukrainian border. These jets, capable of Mach 2 speeds and equipped with advanced missiles like Meteor and IRIS-T, are serving a crucial protective and surveillance role, ensuring that Romanian airspace remains secure and providing rapid interception capability against drones or missiles.
The new German deployment, scheduled to last until March 2026, began this month. The jets are stationed at Romania's Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base. Amid ongoing Russian missile and drone attacks targeting Ukraine, notably near the Danube River ports adjacent to NATO territory, these German jets have been frequently scrambled to monitor airspace and deter any potential violations.
On the night of August 18-19, 2025, and again around August 20, 2025, two German Eurofighter Typhoons were deployed to respond to large-scale Russian drone strikes targeting Ukrainian infrastructure close to NATO borders. They monitored the border region, ensuring no incursions occurred into Romanian airspace.
The German combat aircraft deployment is intended to help NATO partners with military capabilities they do not have sufficiently on their own. Several NATO countries are taking turns providing support in this mission, with the NATO Mission enhanced Air Policing South involving five Eurofighters and around 170 soldiers, securing the southeastern flank of the alliance.
The Berlin government, although not directly mentioned, is implied as the authority responsible for the deployment. The German Press Agency was informed about the German combat aircraft deployment by the German Armed Forces spokesman. It is worth noting that this deployment is not directly related to the previous air strike incident on the border region of Ukraine with Romania.
The specific location of the German combat aircraft deployment was not specified in the information provided. However, the German Eurofighters took off from the Romanian military airport Mihail Kogălniceanu near Constanța, in response to Russian weapons systems approaching Romanian airspace. Despite the heightened tensions, the airspace was not violated in the incident.
In summary, German Eurofighters in Romania act mainly as a deterrent and monitoring force under NATO’s air policing mandate, reacting promptly to Russian aggression near NATO’s borders while maintaining Romanian airspace security and supporting regional stability influenced by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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