{"id":10061,"date":"2026-05-07T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10061"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:00:53","slug":"romania-sets-up-anti-drone-system-in-port-of-constanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10061","title":{"rendered":"Romania sets up anti-drone system in Port of Constan\u021ba"},"content":{"rendered":"

An anti-drone system has been set up in the Port of Constan\u021ba, Romania’s main access point to the Black Sea, allowing for the localization of the aircraft and the pilot\u2019s position, as well as the controlled takeover of the drone and its redirection to a safe area, according to a press release<\/a> sent out by the Maritime Ports Administration Constan\u021ba.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, the system spotted an unidentified drone within the perimeter of the passenger terminal of the Port of Constan\u021ba. Following checks, it was determined that the drone belonged to foreign citizens who were members of the crew of a cruise ship, according to the port authority.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The drone turned out to be non-military in nature. However, the ship\u2019s captain informed the entire crew and passengers about the prohibition on using drones without authorization within the Constan\u021ba port perimeter. The Romanian Naval Forces and the Border Police were also informed of the incident.<\/p>\n

The event allowed the port authorities to test the new-generation anti-drone system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe deployed solution is based on RF cyber-takeover, meaning a non-kinetic, non-destructive approach which, unlike classic total-spectrum jamming methods, allows taking control of the unauthorized drone and bringing it to the ground in a predefined safe area, without affecting legitimate communications in the port area,\u201d announced representatives of the National Company Maritime Ports Administration Constan\u021ba.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Port of Constan\u021ba is the largest port on the Black Sea and a strategic logistics hub for east-west European transit, including allied military mobility flows. In this context, the protection of low-altitude airspace within the port perimeter is an essential component of the security plan of CN APM SA Constan\u021ba,\u201d the institution said.<\/p>\n

The port authority added that this system is to be expanded to all the ports it administers.<\/p>\n

The system allows omnidirectional 360\u00b0 detection of commercial and DIY-type drones based on RF fingerprinting. It also includes identification, classification, and localization of the aircraft, as well as the pilot\u2019s position, and controlled takeover of the drone and redirection to a safe area through exploitation of its proprietary command protocol.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision to opt for a technology centered on takeover of control, rather than jamming as the primary mechanism, was determined by the specifics of the port environment, namely an area dense with operational communications (VTS, AIS, naval communications, GSM telephony, radio links), where indiscriminate jamming would affect legitimate activities and navigation safety,\u201d the cited source further specified.<\/p>\n

The jamming component of the new system will also be activated once the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (or ANCOM) grants the necessary approvals for intentional radiofrequency emissions.<\/p>\n

radu@romania-insider.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

(Photo source: portofconstantza.com)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An anti-drone system has been set up in the Port of Constan\u021ba, Romania’s main access point to the Black Sea, allowing for the localization of the aircraft and the pilot\u2019s position, as well as the controlled takeover of the drone and its redirection to a safe area, according to a press release sent out by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}