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United States transfers C-130H airlifter to Romania
The donated Hercules becomes Romania's eighth C-130 and expands tactical transport, evacuation and disaster-response capacity.
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- Black Sea mine-countermeasures group opens thirteenth activation ↗Varna, Bulgaria
- Romania issues Tulcea alerts and scrambles F-16s near Sulina ↗Sulina / Tulcea, Romania
- Romania seeks closer US defence cooperation in Colby talks ↗Bucharest, Romania
- France extends Black Sea surveillance deployment in Romania ↗Constanța area, Romania
- Moldova orders 62 trucks through joint procurement with Romania ↗Bucharest, Romania (procurement signing)
- Spanish F-18s scramble after targets detected near Romania ↗Northern Tulcea County, Romania
- Romanian drone alert temporarily halted three airports ↗North-eastern Romania (representative point near Iași)
- Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey deepen Black Sea coordination ↗Sofia, Bulgaria
- Moldovan minister sets conditional target for power link start ↗Chișinău, Moldova
- Romania accelerates Black Sea defences after Khoryv sinking ↗Black Sea east of Constanta, Romania
- NATO reinforces Black Sea surveillance after ship attacks ↗Black Sea, about 70 nautical miles east of Byala, Bulgaria
- Romanian F-16s shoot down two drones over territorial waters ↗Romanian territorial waters near Sulina
- EU leaders demand safe Black Sea passage ↗Brussels, Belgium
- Romania resumes search aboard drone-hit tanker ↗Black Sea southeast of Sulina, Romania
- Drone briefly enters Romanian airspace near Sulina ↗Romanian territorial waters southeast of Sulina
- Drone briefly enters Romanian airspace near Sulina ↗Black Sea east of Sulina, Romania
- United States transfers C-130H to Romania ↗Otopeni, Romania
- Cross-border probe targets alleged NATO vessel-contract fraud ↗Bucharest, Romania
- Bulgaria seeks NATO aircraft and anti-drone systems ↗Black Sea off Krapets, Bulgaria
- Cernavodă Unit 1 reconnects to Romania’s power grid ↗Cernavodă, Romania
- Rheinmetall and MSC jointly acquire Mangalia shipyard ↗Mangalia, Romania
- Moldova-Romania power link takes Trump name ↗Strășeni, Moldova
- Two killed after cargo ship fire in Romania's Black Sea zone ↗Black Sea, about 30 nautical miles south of Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
- Romania investigates possible drone fall near Plauru ↗Plauru area, Tulcea County, Romania
- Romania and Poland open SAFE loitering-munition cooperation ↗Bucharest, Romania
- Romania confirmed explosive drone debris near Gropeni ↗Gropeni area, Brăila County, Romania
- Romania tracks brief Ceatalchioi-Somova airspace incursion ↗Ceatalchioi-Somova area, Tulcea County, Romania
- Aerial target briefly enters Romania near Chilia Veche ↗Chilia Veche area, Tulcea County, Romania
- Small drone crashes near Solca after Romanian airspace entry ↗Solca area, Suceava County, Romania
- Romania scrambles fighters for target near Ukraine border ↗Northern Tulcea County, Romania
- Romania–Turkey Eastern Shield exercise ended on 2 October ↗Capu Midia, Constanța County, Romania
- Carpathian Eight signs regional cooperation agreements ↗Bukovel, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine
- Romania issues border alerts without reported airspace breach ↗Northern Tulcea County, Romania
- EU condemns Brașov sabotage and backs Romania ↗Carfil industrial platform, Brașov, Romania
- Flying object crashes near Botoșenița Mare after regional drone alert ↗Botoșenița Mare area, Romania
- Romania scrambles jets; no airspace breach reported ↗Lower Danube border region, Romania
- Moldova says drone alert delayed Zelenskyy’s flight to Norway ↗Chișinău, Moldova
- Drone crosses Romania before crashing in Moldova ↗Iași area, Romania
- Romania says it foiled a Russian-coordinated sabotage operation ↗Bucharest, Romania
Defence / Romania · Norway · Germany · United Kingdom · NATO
NATO contract fraud probe reaches Romania and Germany
Five people were arrested in Norway while Romanian and German authorities searched companies and homes over alleged false invoices and bribery.
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Serbia sets first North Macedonia gas-link works
Serbia says the first five-kilometre section of a 145-kilometre gas interconnector will start near Vranjska Banja, with completion targeted for 2028.
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EU selects Bulgarian and Romanian critical-materials projects
The Commission’s second strategic-project list includes copper processing in Bulgaria and battery-recycling and magnesium projects in Romania.
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Moldova-Romania power link takes Trump name
The planned 400 kV Strășeni-Gutinaș interconnector is backed by a proposed $130 million US investment and is intended to strengthen Moldova's access to the European grid.
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Two killed after cargo ship fire in Romania's Black Sea zone
Romanian authorities rescued 11 crew members after the Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank; Ukraine blamed Russian drones, while Romania did not confirm the cause.
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Romania investigates possible drone fall near Plauru
An object described by authorities as a possible aerial drone fell near Plauru and started a fire, with no casualties or reported damage.
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Romania and Poland link SAFE cooperation to loitering munitions
A bilateral letter of intent covers Romanian procurement of a loitering-munition strike system through the EU's SAFE instrument.
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Data briefRomania raises its 2026 drone-incursion tally to 30
The defence ministry's 29 September dashboard also lists 82 attacks near the border, 65 aircraft scrambles and 43 drone-or-fragment cases this year.
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Small drone crashes near Solca after entering Romanian airspace
Romania says the target remained in its airspace for about four minutes before crashing in Suceava County without casualties or damage.
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Romania scrambles F-16s for target near Ukraine border; no incursion reported
Two Romanian fighters responded to an aerial target near Vylkove in Ukraine on Tuesday night, but the defence ministry reported no breach of Romanian airspace.
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Bucharest utility completes 79 million lei Filaret substation upgrade
Rețele Electrice România says the project raises installed capacity from 160 MVA to 200 MVA and completes the modernisation of its primary substations in the capital.
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Renovatio and Greenvolt plan 918 MWh battery in Romania
The Borzești project in Bacău County is intended to support renewable integration and is expected to be completed within 12 months.
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Carpathian Eight forum signs deals worth more than €1 billion
Ukraine said 50 agreements were signed at the regional forum, with more than half of the investment directed to renewable energy.
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OMV Petrom selects Simtel for Ișalnița battery project
The planned 20 MW/40 MWh battery will accompany a solar park under construction in southwestern Romania.
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Romania scrambles F-16s after border alerts; no airspace breach reported
Two public warnings were issued in northern Tulcea County on 15 September, according to the defence ministry.
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Hidroelectrica selects contractor for Iron Gates II battery system
The Romanian utility plans a 64 MW, 434.76 MWh storage facility at the Danube hydropower plant, with investment put at €56.5 million.
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Moldova says drone alert delayed Zelenskyy’s flight to Norway
The government’s account describes a temporary airspace closure; a separate claim of a near hit lacks proximity details.
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Romania approves €650 million for public-sector solar and batteries
Two funding programmes target on-site renewable power and storage, with applications due to open on 11 September.
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Romania says it foiled a Russian-coordinated sabotage operation
Romanian authorities detained a Russian citizen accused of gathering information on military, NATO-linked and critical-infrastructure sites.
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