NATO’s plan to buy Triton drones: Three cheers, two concerns
CBSA's Travis Sharp and Ryan Kaufman analyze NATO's recent decision to purchase high-dollar American drones.
Denmark to buy two Boeing P-8 aircraft for Arctic surveillance
In recent months, Copenhagen has stepped up efforts to strengthen Arctic subsurface and oversea surveillance capabilities amid Russian threats and US President Donald Trump’s verbal push to acquire Greenland.
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Networked for the fight: Army aviation’s next advantage
As operating environments grow more complex, Link 16 provides instantaneous, mission-wide connectivity to ensure no aircraft flies alone.
The US is delaying weapon sales to allies. Will there be long-term impact?
A number of factors may "lead even long-standing allies and partners to question whether or not it's wise to continue to depend on the United States for essential defense articles and services,” one analyst said.
NATO shake-up sees US ousted from 2 warfighting-level commands
The US will hand over charge of Joint Force Command Norfolk to the United Kingdom and relinquish leadership of Joint Force Command Naples to Italy.
Trump calls for ‘immediate negotiations’ for Greenland, says island critical for Golden Dome
“All we want from Denmark, for national and international security, [is] to keep our very energetic and dangerous potential enemies at bay [with] this land on which we're going to build the greatest Golden Dome ever built,” US President Donald Trump said today.
A northern alliance: A strategic proposal for Greenland
One way for Greenland and the US to have defense cooperation is through a Compacts of Free Association agreement, writes Jeffery M. Fritz in this op-ed.
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How defensive cyber responds to hockey-stick growth of AI-driven threats
Artificial intelligence is reshaping adversarial cyber operations at machine speed, requiring defenders to increase operational tempo while imposing pain and cost.
Denmark bolsters Greenland forces ‘in close collaboration with NATO allies’
"As part of the increased presence in the Arctic and the North Atlantic, the Danish Armed Forces are deploying capacities and units in connection with exercise activities from today," said the Danish Ministry of Defense in a statement.
US ‘unlikely’ to launch military takeover of Greenland: European analysts
"I foresee no fighting, nothing like we saw in Venezuela," analyst Rasmus Søndergaard told Breaking Defense, but if there is the US would certainly prevail.
Norway to buy two more subs, Denmark buys new surveillance ship in Nordic maritime push
Oslo and Copenhagen have separately, and on the same day, confirmed significant additions to their naval forces, both aimed at strengthening surveillance and protection of undersea infrastructure and strategic maritime areas in the North European waters.
Denmark decides against Israeli Barak air defense order
The Defense Command specifically recommended that “resources for the possible implementation of Barak MX should be used on other initiatives with greater immediate combat power."
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Right sized for the fight, smaller Group 2 drones are solving for the limitations of larger UAS
It’s fuel cells, not batteries, that let Group 2 unmanned VTOLS fulfill many missions of larger Group 3s.
Denmark commits $4.5 billion for additional F-35 jets, invests in Arctic defense spending plan
Copenhagen revealed that “as something new” the F-35 acquisition will also include Collaborative Combat Aircraft-type drones, appearing to confirm for the first time that it plans on acquiring the US-made platforms.
NATO needs accelerated counter-drone tech to fend off Russian incursions: Official
Moscow has also flown drones over Romania and fighter jets over Estonia, moves that European officials have widely condemned.
Denmark moves toward P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft purchase, minister says
Troels Lund Poulsen did not disclose an exact number of aircraft planned for order but stated Copenhagen’s preference is for a deal that involves cooperation with NATO countries.
Denmark picks Europe’s SAMP/T for long-range air defense, shuns Patriot
The twin track approach fits with a national plan to develop a multi-layered air defense network and marks Copenhagen’s largest defense investment to date.