Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
Apart from the United States, the Scandinavian countries spent most on defence per capita of all NATO members in 2024, according to a summary made by Dutch public broadcasting company NOS. Norway is the second-biggest spender (EUR 1,765 per capita) […]
Officially still a test, Denmark will start fielding unmanned Saildrones to patrol its seas from Jun 2025. Armed with 20 different sensors, cameras and radar, an undisclosed number of Saildrones will be deployed, linking up their data to the Danish […]
The Danish government has signed deals with multiple defence companies, including Patria of Finland and of France, to quickly deliver more weapons to the Danish armed forces. This is clear from news releases by the Danish Defence Ministry on 1 […]
On 1 April, the first day that the Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II of the Royal Danish Air Force was on Quick Reaction Alert duty, the new combat jets already made a live-weapons intercept of a Russian reconnaissance and intelligence gathering […]
A special unit of researchers of the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) has developed a regional weather model with artificial intelligence (AI) that could give timely warnings in 2,5 minutes in stead of more than 2 hours like the current weather […]
After more than 400 years of service, the Danish postal service stops delivering letters to people’s home mailboxes as of 1 January 2026. Half a year prior to this date, PostNord – formerly known as PostDanmark – will start removing […]
The Danish government has decided to put the planned construction of an island just for the production of renewable energy on hold. The island was planned 15 kilometres south of the strategically situated island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. […]
Hjemmeværnet, the Danish Home Guard, commissioned two new search and surveillance plane into service. The two Twin Otters, produced by De Havilland Canada, are replacing two leased Britten-Norman Defender aircraft. The Twin Otters have been especially equipped for patrol duties, […]
A striking majority of the Greenlanders would vote “no” to new American president Donald Trump’s power play to make Greenland the next state of the United States. According to a poll done on behalf of the Danish newspaper Berlingske and […]
Greenland will not be a part of the United States of America. With clear statements by all political parties of the Arctic island semi-independence state, Greenland clearly says “no” to the wish of US president-elect Donald Trump to annex Greenland […]
Almost a month ago, the Yi Peng 3 was halted by the Danish navy. The ship was the main suspect for either an accident or purposely aimed sabotage of two vital communication cables underneath the Baltic Sea. Weeks later, the […]
Denmark and Sweden jointly buy a total of 165 BAe/Hägglunds CV90 armoured combat fighting vehicles. For Denmark, it is one of its biggest weapons purchases. For Sweden, it is a replacement order for vehicles delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces. […]