Türkiye's military shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle that approached its airspace from the Black Sea after the drone appeared to lose control, the country's Ministry of Defense announced on Monday, APA reports citing Türkiye Today.
The aircraft was detected and tracked under routine procedures as it approached Turkish airspace from over the Black Sea, according to a ministry press release. Authorities scrambled F-16 fighter jets under both NATO and national command to maintain airspace security, assigning them to alarm reaction duty.
Military officials determined the unidentified aircraft was a drone that had apparently lost control. To prevent any potential incident, the military shot down the unmanned vehicle in a safe area away from residential zones, the ministry said.
"It was struck and downed in a safe area outside of residential areas," the statement said, adding that the action was taken "in order not to give rise to any negativity."
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