BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania aims to partner Ukraine to build drones under a new European Union defence funding mechanism, but it will be at least seven years before the country has a multi-layered air defence system, a government source said.
The EU and NATO state shares a 650 km (400 miles) land border with Ukraine and has had drones breach its airspace and fragments fall onto its territory more than 20 times over the last two years, since Russia began attacking Kyiv’s ports across the Danube from Romania.
Tensions have mounted along Europe’s eastern flank, where Estonia has accused Moscow of sending three fighter jets into its airspace and Denmark has closed airports due to suspected drones a week after NATO jets shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace. Romania also came close to shooting down a drone.
Romania Could Partner Ukraine to Make Drones Under EU-Funded Defence Scheme
