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Greece Scrambles F-16s After 'Turkish Drone' Flies Over

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Greece scrambled F-16 fighter jets as a drone reported to be from Turkey flew over one of the country's airports, media and a military source said.

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According to Greek authorities, a Turkish drone was flying in the maritime area between the Greek islands of Samothrace and Lemnos, which immediately triggered surveillance and interception procedures. The Turkish drone disrupted airline operations. The Hellenic Air Force was put on alert after a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) and violated Greek airspace. Two F-16 fighter jets were immedi…

Greece scrambled F-16 fighter jets on Friday after a suspected Turkish drone flew over one of the country's airports, media and a military source said.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Greece has deployed fighter jets after a drone believed to have come from Turkey entered Greek airspace and flew over an airport in the country's northeast, Greek media and military sources reported. The drone left Greek airspace after fighter jets intervened.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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A Turkish drone disrupted traffic at the Greek international airport in Alexandroupoli on Friday. Greek F-16 fighter jets escorted it over Turkey.

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The Greek Air Force was immediately put on alert after a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was detected entering the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) and violating Greek national airspace. The Turkish drone reportedly flew over the wider maritime area between Samothrace and Lemnos, triggering the immediate activation of established surveillance and interception procedures. The Greek response was swift. A pair of F-16 fighter jets from …

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Greece mobilised F-16 fighter aircraft after a Turkish drone entered the Greek airspace and flew near the airport of Alexandroupolis, north-east of the country. Drona was intercepted and removed from the Greek airspace.

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Protothema broke the news in Marousi, Greece on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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