Ministry of National Defence of Romania
The Ministry of National Defence of Romania is the central government body responsible for defence policy and the administration of the Romanian Armed Forces. It is led by the Minister of National Defence, a member of the Romanian cabinet. Romania has been a NATO member since 2004, and the ministry coordinates the country's participation in alliance missions and collective defence activities.
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Poland searches for unknown object near Lublin after suspected airspace violation
Poland's Armed Forces Operational Command said an unknown object may have violated Polish airspace overnight into Sunday, October 18, prompting a search operation south of Lublin. No violation has been confirmed, and authorities have not ruled out a meteorological cause for the recorded radar signal. The episode coincided with a brief Government Centre for Security alert to Lublin-region residents about a Russian attack on Ukraine — later cancelled — and with air-raid alerts in Lithuania and Latvia that triggered NATO jet scrambles and the temporary closure of Kaunas airport.