The Hesteeskadronen of the 🇩🇰Danish Guard Hussar Regiment had a visit in July from its sister unit from Stockholm, Livskvadronen, of the 🇸🇪Swedish Life Guards Regiment. (Regt FB)

The Danish Army is finally again getting conscription-based units like the re-established 2nd Mechanised Infantry Company, 2nd Armoured Infantry Btn, Jutland Dragoon Regiment. Like pre-2004 it will have a core of contract officers & NCOs. It will be equipped with Patria 6x6 APCs.

Fitting well into the 🇩🇰Danish defence focus area 1, Global Eye capacity may be one of the outcomes of the Crewed Airborne Warning Initiative by Germany, 🇩🇰Denmark, 🇫🇮Finland, 🇫🇷France, 🇵🇱Poland, 🇪🇸Spain and 🇹🇷Turkey to field additional airborne early warning systems. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...

Bombardier Sees NATO GlobalEye Buy As ‘Catalyst’ For More Orders | Aviation Week

NATO’s decision to buy as many as 10 Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning systems could spur more orders within the alliance, says Global 6500 platform provider Bombardier.

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Hans Tino Hansen@hanstino.bsky.social · last yr.

1) Improved situational picture incl. satellite-, sensor- and signals intelligence capacity and improved command & control systems. Global Eye as an example as it reportedly has been discussed with Sweden and Finland.

“Røven af 4. Division” er i dag et udtryk for noget dårligt, men oprindeligt betød det at de Prøjsisk-Østrigske styrker i 1864 kun så bagenden af Generalløjtnant Hegermann-Lindencrones 4. Division, der trak sig tilbage gennem Jylland mens den holdt kontakt med fjenden.

New Danish frigates should be built in Denmark according to an Op-ed by Danske Maritime. Strong industrial & political interests are favouring newbuildings at Danish shipyards, which seems to be ignored by eg Babcock, Naval Group and international media. jyllands-posten.dk/debat/kronik...

Den dyreste fregat er den, vi bygger i udlandet

Når Danmark potentielt investerer 35 mia. kr. i nye fregatter, handler spørgsmålet ikke kun om forsvar. Det handler også om, hvor mange af milliarderne der kommer tilbage til Danmark.

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During the 1st Schleswig War a Swedish-Norwegian brigade of 3,800 troops was deployed in 1849 to North Schleswig & withdrawn 20 July following the Danish-German Confederation peace agreement of 2 July - and prior to the final Danish battle against the insurgents at Isted 25 July

Amazing that these Bofors L/70 acquired by 🇩🇰Denmark in 1963 and donated to 🇱🇹Lithuania early 2000s and then donated onwards to 🇺🇦Ukraine are so effective countering advanced drones in the right operational setup at age 63. We should learn from this. And fast.

#OTD 19 July 1810 the 🇩🇰-🇳🇴Navy Capt Johannes Krieger with the brigs HDMS SAMSØE, SEAGULL, ALLART, KIEL & ALSEN conquered a 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Westbound convoy of 48 merchant vessels in Skagerrak SSW of Norway. The convoy escort HMS FORWARD, under Lt Henry Bankes, managed to escape. #navalhistory

The 🇩🇰Danish mechanised infantry company (170 all ranks) with Piranha 5 APCs from the Guard Hussar Regiment has arrived in 🇱🇻Latvia as an interim measure to reinforce the FLF until the next Danish mechanised battalion (850 all ranks) is deployed in mid-August. #Strongertogether

We are out of office

🇩🇰Denmark has transferred 10 mobile storage units with climate control support to 🇺🇦Ukraine as part of an initiative of the Air Force Capability Coalition (AFCC). These may be used for F-16 as this one donated earlier by Denmark. Link below.

If I had read this while serving in the army at the end of the #ColdWar I would have discarded it as fiction at the level of Star Wars - plus Ukrainian forces attacking Russian forces would also have been quite mind-blowing….

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 3w ago

⚡️'A new era of war begins' — Ukrainian sea, ground drone team up for combat mission on Kinburn Spit. In the "first combat mission of this type known," a Ukrainian sea drone delivered a ground drone to Russian-held territory on the Kinburn Spit, Ukraine's 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade said.

Two weeks ago outside Danish territorial waters off Bornholm, the Russian corvette Soobrazitelny (531) launched a drone to monitor Danish Stormborn waterborne surveillance drone, which in turn registered relevant data from the corvette via its sensor suite. Video 👉🏻link nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2026...

The Chinese “veto” against Russian use of nuclear weapons is important and logical. Nuclear weapons are first and foremost poltical and strategic, and not supposed to be used. The first time nuclear weapons are used again, the “lid is off” and the barrier of use may potentially erode for all.

Sarah Kirchberger@sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 4w ago

🇨🇳🇷🇺🇺🇦☢️ “China has, for the first time, issued a firm and ultimatum-like warning to Russia against any consideration of using nuclear weapons, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters.“ newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/beijing...

While the P-8 has been sold to the 🇩🇰Danish public for its surveillance capability, it has something that is often forgotten: internal & external weapons hard points for a range of systems turning it into a platform for long range operations/fires in remote areas e.g. 🇬🇱Greenland

Hans Tino Hansen@hanstino.bsky.social · 4w ago

As per today's announcement from the 🇩🇰Ministry of Defence, Denmark will acquire initially two Boing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for operations the Arctic and North Atlantic area. Cooperation with e.g. P-8 operators like Norway, UK and/or Germany is very likely.

Today, 🇩🇰Danish Major General Ishøj took command of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) in Bydgoszcz, 🇵🇱Poland, which works to turn 🇺🇦Ukrainian battlefield lessons into NATO training, doctrine and interoperability. www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/2...

🇩🇰Denmark and 🇩🇪Germany has signed an agreement about training, maintenance and coordinated operations of the combined Danish-German Boeing P-8A Poseidon fleet which will total 10 planes (including initially two Danish planes) operating from Nordholz Naval Air Base in Germany.

Hans Tino Hansen@hanstino.bsky.social · 4w ago

As per today's announcement from the 🇩🇰Ministry of Defence, Denmark will acquire initially two Boing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for operations the Arctic and North Atlantic area. Cooperation with e.g. P-8 operators like Norway, UK and/or Germany is very likely.

As per today's announcement from the 🇩🇰Ministry of Defence, Denmark will acquire initially two Boing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for operations the Arctic and North Atlantic area. Cooperation with e.g. P-8 operators like Norway, UK and/or Germany is very likely.

Hans Tino Hansen@hanstino.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🇩🇰Denmark plans to acquire Boing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircrafts according to the Danish Minister of Defence to TV2. The planes will be used in the North Atlantic and will cost a “double digit” amount of bn DKK (1.3+bn EUR).

🇺🇦Ukrainian local defence plays a significant role in anti-drone defence. During the #Coldwar 🇩🇰Denmark had 40mm Bofors manned by the Home Guard (here Naval Home Guard). Let’s seek inspiration in the past and present and set up local air defence again (HJV history centre FB)

The 🇫🇮Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command has a signed an agreement with the Finnish company Forcit for acquisition of Blocker Influence sea mines for 🇫🇮Finland, 🇳🇴Norway, 🇩🇰Denmark, 🇩🇪Germany and 🇱🇹Lithuania as part of the Naval Mines Cooperation (NMC). merivoimat.fi/en/-/1948673...

NMC framework agreement advances Finnish mine expertise

An international naval mines cooperation (NMC) project concerning the common procurement of naval mines has advanced to the framework agreement phase. As a representative of the lead nation, the Finni...

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#OTD 6 July 1812 the 🇩🇰Danish-🇳🇴Norwegian frigate NAJADEN and three brigs LOLLAND, KIEL og SAMSØE under Capt Holm were attacked off Lyngør in Southern Norway by a squadron under Capt “Mad Jim” Stewart with the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ship-of-the-line HMS DICTATOR resulting in the total loss of NAJADEN

The first public photos of the 🇺🇦Ukrainian land-based Harpoon battery donated by 🇩🇰Denmark in April 2022 with missiles initially supplied by UK, The Netherlands & Denmark w US support Rapidly put together based on experience from the former Danish Harpoon-batteries disbanded 2003

“NATO’s former No. 2 says the alliance must rebuild without America. Starting now” I could not agree more For Europe’s future, but also for US tax payers who shouldn’t pay for Europe’s defence Stop the Rutte speak & focus on a fast transition where enablers are replaced ASAP

NATO's former No. 2 says the alliance must rebuild without America. Starting now. - Euromaidan Press

General Shirreff, NATO's former No. 2 says Trump's America can no longer be trusted to defend Europe—and the alliance must start planning to "Europeanize" itself without it.

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The Danish Defence Acquisition (DALO) has signed a contract for the four planned multi-purpose vessels. They will be tasked with mine laying, surveillance and environmental protection and will be built by a consortium of OSK Design, Karstensens Skibsværft, Hvide Sande Shipyard

Denmark today announced donation package 30 to Ukraine with 4.4bn DKK (590m EUR) in support, where 1.3bn DKK (174m EUR) is for the “Danish model” where Ukraine uses the funding for Ukrainian defence industry products such as Bohdana artillery systems. www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...

Der var radarspor. Ikke fra fugleradaren men fra Naviair, dvs større objekter, der fløj over Øresund i retning mod Saltholm med mere end 100 km/t. Så det er lige frisk nok at konkludere, at der ikke var droner.

Forsvaret siger at der var droner over flere lokationer. Politiet siger at de ikke kan BEVISE at der var eller ikke var droner, så de to udsagn er i realiteten ikke modsatrettede. At 95-98% af alle rapporterne var noget andet eller ingenting er så en anden sag. www.berlingske.dk/internationa...

Eksperterne fælder dom over politiets dronepressemøde. Her er de opsigtsvækkende øjeblikke

Ifølge »observationer« fra soldater var der droner på himlen i september sidste år. Ifølge politiet kan man hverken »be- eller afkræfte« det. Hvad skal man udlede af politiets opsigtsvækkende pressemø...

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🇩🇰 Denmark changes donation to 🇺🇦 Ukraine of shorter range ammunition to 15,000 long range artillery rounds following changes in Ukrainian priorities.

The Danish Air Defence Wing with 541 Squadron NASAMS has carried out an exercise with the Air Control Wing and the Navy frigate ABSALON to protect the Great Belt Bridge against simulated attacks performed by Danish F-35. (Air Defence Wing FB)

🇩🇰Danish national service conscripts serving 11 months will be deployed to 🇬🇱Greenland in July. This is according to the Minister of Defence to augment the existing contingent of infantry and special units. They will also meet 🇬🇱colleagues from the Arctic Basic Training below www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...