Denmark Defence News

Air

Argentina Signs for F-16 Fighters with Denmark

19 Apr, 11:23
2 mins

Argentina has completed an agreement to acquire 24 second-hand Danish surplus F-16 AM/BM fighter jets to replace A-4AR Fightinghawk attack aircraft.

Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

Third Round in Denmark: Harpoon Missile Fails

04 Apr, 02:30
2 Min Read

Danish Armed Forces announced on its official website that maritime traffic is closed due to a Harpoon missile launch failure in the Great Belt.

Navy / Maritime Country Sensors

Second Round on Danish Frigate: Chief of Defence Dismissed

04 Apr, 01:43
2 Min Read

Royal Danish Navy frigate has encountered a vital malfunction in the Red Sea, and the Chief of Defence is dismissed.

Ammunition Sensors

Danish Frigate's Radar Fails in the Red Sea

03 Apr, 08:52
4 Min Read

Danish Frigate hit four drones in the Red Sea, but in fact, the radar, similar to German Frigate Hessen, was malfunctioning according to Olfi publication.

Air

Argentina Reaches Second-Hand F-16s for US$650 Million

23 Mar, 12:25
2 Min Read

Argentina purchased 24 second-hand Danish F-16A/B MLUs with AMRAAM and Sidewinder missiles for US$650 million.

Air

Denmark May Delay F-16 Delivery to Ukraine

08 Jan, 10:07
2 min read

Denmark’s donation of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will be delayed until the second quarter of 2024.

Navy / Maritime Defence Politics

Danish Frigate Joins Operation “Guardian of Prosperity”

03 Jan, 10:30
1 min read

Denmark will join the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) with a frigate in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Defence Politics Regional / Strategy

U.S. Set to Deploy Soldier in Denmark

21 Dec, 11:35
1 min read

The United States, aiming to increase its military presence in the Baltic region, has signed a military cooperation agreement with Denmark.

Navy / Maritime Sensors

Terma will Supply Type 26 Frigate with Radars

05 Nov, 11:41
1 min read

Danish Terma will equip the Royal Navy’s five new Type 26 frigates with SCANTER 6000 2D naval surveillance radar.

Air Bilateral Relations

Denmark Receives U.S. Permission to Sell 24 F-16s to Argentina

14 Oct, 01:06
2 min read

The U.S. Department of State has authorised the sale of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from Denmark to Argentina.

Air Bilateral Relations

Ukraine to Receive Second-Hand F-16s

22 Aug, 10:08
2 min read

The Netherlands and Denmark have confirmed the shipment of second-hand F-16s to Ukraine. Two countries may send 61 aircraft in total.

Weapon / Missile

Denmark Sends CAESAR SPHs to Ukraine

20 Apr, 10:47
1 min read

Denmark will send a CAESAR Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) to Ukraine in the next few weeks.

Bilateral Relations

Denmark Ends Arms Sale Ban Against Saudi Arabia, UAE

12 Mar, 12:35
2 min read

Danish Foreign Ministry alters its “value-based foreign policy” with “pragmatic realism”. In light of new foreign policy doctrine of “pragmatic realism,”