New missile defence systems
Denmark’s new air defence systems will be supplied by Germany, France and Norway in a deal worth more than DKK6bn ($920m). At an early evening press conference, Tuesday, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen…
MoreMacron joins Mette on Greenland trip
French President Emmanuel Macron will accompany Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on a trip to Greenland this week in a show of support for the island that’s coveted by Donald Trump. It’s reported that…
MoreDefense will send F-16s and frigate to Greenland
Denmark will ramp up its military presence in Greenland over the summer, deploying F-16 fighter jets, helicopters and a frigate in what officials call a necessary step to train for operations in the…
MoreGovernment rushes through new rearmament plans
Denmark will have a new missile defence system in place by 2026. In his Constitution Day speech today, seen by TV2, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen confirms that the government will next week…
MoreEx-minister claims personal assault led to child porn charge
Former cabinet minister Henrik Sass Larsen has claimed that a disturbing video he received in 2018 triggered the sequence of events that led to criminal charges against him for possessing child pornography. 58-year-old…
MoreGovernment backs NATO’s 5% target
The government will put forward a comprehensive financial plan this autumn to meet NATO’s ever-increasing defence targets, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said last night following a summit of Nordic and Baltic allies in…
MoreIntelligence agency repeats Russian cyber threat warning
The Defence Intelligence Agency (FE) has again warned of the growing cyber threat from Russia. In a prepared statement sent to both Berlingske and Politiken, FE claims that cyber attacks and espionage from Russia…
MoreGovernment to tighten control of bomb shelters amid security fears
Authorities are taking back control of the country’s bomb shelters, stripping municipalities of their power to dismantle them and launching the first major review of civil defences in decades. “We’ve agreed on the…
MoreParliament rejects call to end arms trade with Israel
A citizens’ petition to end Danish arms exports to Israel has failed to gain traction in Parliament, despite amassing over 50,000 signatures in just two days. The proposal, which called for a complete…
MorePM: Putin talks peace by day, drops bombs by night
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that Russia’s latest wave of drone and bomb attacks shows Vladimir Putin has no real interest in peace. Speaking at a summit of Nordic leaders in Finland on…
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