Romania Set Up Anti-Drone System In Port Of Constanța.

Bucharest; May 2026: An anti-drone system has been set up in the Port of Constanța, Romania’s main access point to the Black Sea, allowing for the localisation of the aircraft and the pilot’s 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 the Maritime Ports Administration Constanța.

It was on the 04th of May 2026, an unidentified drone was spotted in the perimeter of the passenger terminal of the port of Constanta. Following the checks carried out by the authorities of the CN Administratia Porturilor Maritime SA Constanta together with the Border Police agents, it turned out that the drone belonged to foreign citizens, members of the crew of a cruise ship.

Authorities after analysing the video footage, found it to be exclusively touristic in nature. No images of military targets or other sensitive areas were identified. After the investigation, the ship’s captain ordered the entire crew and passengers to be informed about the ban on the use of drones without authorisation in the Constanta port area. Subsequently, the Border Police and the Romanian Naval Forces were officially informed.

This incident was without serious security consequences due to the installation of a new generation anti-drone system in the port of Constanta. The solution was implemented by Rasirom, as part of the program to strengthen the protection capacity of critical port infrastructure and increase the level of security in one of the most important logistics hubs on the Black Sea. The deployed solution is based on RF cyber-takeover, which is a non-kinetic, non-destructive approach, unlike the classic full spectrum jamming methods, those allows taking control of the unauthorised drone and bringing it to the ground in a predefined safe area, without affecting legitimate communications in the port area.

The system allows 360° omnidirectional detection of commercial and DIY drones based on RF fingerprint; identification, classification and location of the aircraft, as well as the pilot’s position; controlled takeover of the drone and redirection to a safe area, by exploiting its own command protocol. For the jamming component, the authorisation process at ANCOM is underway. The activation of this capability will be achieved after obtaining the permits for intentional radio frequency emissions, in accordance with the applicable legal framework.

The decision to opt for a technology – focused on taking control, and not on jamming as the primary mechanism, was determined by the specifics of the port environment, a dense area of ​​operational communications (VTS, AIS, naval communications, GSM telephony, radio links), where indiscriminate jamming would affect legitimate activities and navigation safety.

The Port of Constanta is the largest port on the Black Sea and a strategic logistical hub for East-West European transit, including for 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 Constanta. The system is integrated into the port’s security architecture and is operated by its own technical teams, with maintenance support provided through a dedicated contract, to be extended to all ports managed by CN APM SA Constanta.

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