10.05.2017, 19:42
Zitat:Denmark to scale up Baltic Sea region defense activitieshttp://www.defensenews.com/articles/denm...activities
Denmark is responding to a perceived elevated military threat from Russia by rolling out plans to significantly scale up its contributions to the defense of the Baltic Sea region. The new plans, which have gained cross-party support in the Danish legislature, will see a higher level of spending on enhancing Denmark’s defense capabilities in collaboration with the Nordic nation’s regional partners and NATO. [...]
There has been a recognizable cooling in relations between Denmark and Russia since the Danish government signaled its intent to join NATO’s European missile defense shield program, otherwise known as N-MDS.
The Kremlin has cautioned Denmark against participating in the N-MDS, warning that Russia would not hesitate to target Danish military assets, including naval ships. Moreover, Denmark’s national intelligence agencies are reporting an increased risk of hybrid warfare attacks by Russia against Danish administrative and military information technology and other critical infrastructure. [...]
"We are talking about NATO's outer borders. This is a clear signal to the Russia[ns] that [if] they engage militarily across the borders of the Baltic states, then they will face Danish, German or British forces," Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said. [...] Command of the SNMG1 will see the expanded use of the Danish Navy’s Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates. The frigates are fitted with the Lockheed Martin MK 41 Vertical Launching System for the evolved Sea Sparrow missile and the SM-2 IIIA missile. The MK 41 system can fire anti-air, anti-submarine and anti-ship missiles. Danish Navy frigates Peter Willemoes, Niels Juel and Iver Huitfeldt are also armed with the Boeing Harpoon Block II anti-ship missile system and the Eurotorp MU90 lightweight torpedoes fired from a twin or triple torpedo launcher.
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