COPENHAGEN: Denmark has told its NATO allies that drone incursions which disrupted two airports this week have been linked to a state actor, Latvia’s international minister stated on Thursday (Sep 25), as Copenhagen known as the sorties hybrid assaults aimed toward spreading concern.
Baiba Braze advised Reuters that Denmark had knowledgeable allies of its evaluation and urged the West to put money into anti-drone defences. “So we’ll look forward to additional assessments from our Danish colleagues, however it is rather clear on the allies’ facet that all of us need to put money into counter-drone functionality,” she stated on the sidelines of the UN Common Meeting in New York.
Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen stated the incidents didn’t appear to be a coincidence. “It appears systematic. That is what I’d outline as a hybrid assault,” he stated.
AIRPORTS CLOSED, BASES TARGETED
The incursions pressured Aalborg airport, used for each business and navy flights, to close for 3 hours, whereas Billund airport, Denmark’s second-largest, was closed for one hour. Drones have been additionally noticed close to Esbjerg and Sonderborg airports, over Skrydstrup airbase the place F-16s and F-35s are stationed, and above a navy facility in Holstebro, police stated.
Civil rescue firm Esvagt stated its vessels noticed what gave the impression to be drones flying over the North Sea on Wednesday night time. Police additionally obtained reviews of drones close to offshore oil fields.
“This reveals not less than that we do not need the capability at current to forestall the intrusion of drones over our airports,” stated Peter Viggo Jakobsen, an affiliate professor on the Royal Danish Defence School.
Police stated they’d stepped up their presence at airports and different vital infrastructure.
