- Denmark plans to obtain accurate long -range weapons.
- The aim is to strengthen the country’s safety from the Russian threat.
- Denmark invests in the modernization of air defense systems.
Denmark announced on Wednesday that it will first procure “accurate long -range weapons”. The aim is to strengthen the country’s security in connection with the threat that Russia represents for Europe, she said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. According to Reuters and AFP, TASR writes about it.
“For the first time, Denmark will build a military capacity in the form of accurate long -range weapons,” She declared Frederiksen and described it as “a change in Danish defense policy”. “There is no doubt that Russia will pose a threat to Europe and Denmark in the coming years,” The Danish Prime Minister continued. She admitted that there is currently no immediate risk of attacking the country.
“With these weapons, defensive forces will be able to hit targets over a long distance and, for example, to destroy the threats of enemy missiles,” Frederiksen added. According to Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen Purchase could include rockets and drones able to hit targets in enemy territory. He did not indicate how much money the government will set aside for this purpose or specify the type of weapons.
War in Ukraine “shows how important it is to be able to answer a blow or intervene deeply, also have an integrated multi -layer air defense,” Poulsen said. Denmark only announced last week that it will spend 58 billion Danish crowns (about 7.7 million euros) on European air defense systems. It is the largest purchase of weapons in the country’s history, recalls Reuters.
