The National Defence Ministry (MApN) announced that on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, its radar surveillance systems detected a group of aerial drones in the area of Ukrainian locality Vylkove, at the border with Romania.Two F-16 aircraft of the Romanian Air Forces took off at 05:59 from the 86th Air Base in Fetesti for reconnaissance missions.At 01:27, the RO-ALERT message was issued for the northern area of the Tulcea county.According to the MApN, no aerial vehicles breached the national air space.At 02:35, the air raid alert was lifted and the aircraft returned to their home base.The Ministry of National Defence maintains a high level of vigilance at all times and ensures strict monitoring of national air, sea and land space."We are in constant contact with our allies, exchanging real-time operational information and taking decisive action to guarantee the security of Romania and the Eastern Flank of NATO," the MApN conveyed.Poland mobilized its own and NATO air defence systems on Wednesday to shoot down drones in its airspace following a Russian air attack on Ukraine. This marked Warsaw's first direct involvement in the war of the neighboring country, calling the airspace violation "an act of aggression," Reuters, AFP and EFE informed.
The third edition of Taifas Balkan Film and Culture Festival, set to take place in Timișoara between October 13 and October 19, will include a retrospective dedicated to Romanian director Radu Jude. The public will be able to see the director's short films, in addition to a preview of his latest production, Dracula, presented at […]
Sursa International Light Art Festival, an event featuring immersive installations, projections, and light structures, will take place at the National Library of Romania from October 13 to October 19. The event brings together international and Romanian artists “in a visual dialogue about technology, architecture and sensitivity,” the organizers announced. “We wanted to build the opportunity […]
Romania’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract worth RON 50.4 million with Rheinnmetall Automecanica, a subsidiary of the German defense industry giant Rheinmetall, for the delivery of drone detection systems, Economedia.ro reported. The radar system will be delivered within 18 months at most and will reportedly be...
The former Steaua Roșie cinema in Cluj-Napoca will reopen as Edison-House of Music, a cultural hub dedicated to music and community, the organizers of the Jazz in the Park festival announced. Built in the early 1900s, the Edison building became, after World War II, the Steaua Roșie cinema. After 1989, the venue underwent several changes […]
Unprecedented amounts of precipitation have been recorded in Romania as cyclone Barbara hit the country on October 5-8, according to the authorities. At the same time, Bucharest exceeded the absolute maximum levels of rain for October. “Between October 5–8, 2025, Romania was affected by the Mediterranean cyclone Barbara, which formed over the Ionian Sea and […]
Romania is one of six European countries recently selected to develop a new artificial intelligence and supercomputing center under the EuroHPC – AI Factories program. The project, known as the AI Factory, will be Romania’s first national AI infrastructure, marking a major step toward strengthening its digital and research capabilities. The initiative will be led […]
