Romania holds military drills with tanks and artillery alongside NATO allies

ROMANIA holds military drills with tanks and artillery alongside NATO allies.

Romanian, U.S., Dutch, and French participated in drills as part of the 'Justice Sword' exercise in Cincu, 265 km (164 miles) from the capital Bucharest.

Around 1,200 soldiers were involved in the drills and conducted operations using armoured personnel carriers (APCs), tanks, heavy cannons, missiles, and drones.

Justice Sword exercises started on October 27 and will end on Friday (November 11).

NATO members stepped up air policing missions and sent troops to countries on its eastern flank in response to Russia's military build-up along the borders with Ukraine, before it invaded on February 24.

A multinational land force led by France of up to 4,000 NATO troops is present in Romania, a member since 2004.