US EditionDenmark Says ‘Professional Actor’ Behind Drone Flights That Disrupted Four Airports
Authorities describe the drone activity as a coordinated hybrid attack causing three-hour closure of Aalborg Airport and disruptions at three other airports, with suspicions of professional actors involved.
- Denmark is considering invoking NATO Article 4 after drone sightings disrupted multiple airports, including Aalborg and Copenhagen, forcing their closures.
- Danish authorities labeled the drone incursions as a hybrid attack by a professional actor without confirming any link to Russia.
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the incidents the most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date.
- The government plans to propose legislation to enable infrastructure owners to shoot down disruptive drones, amid growing criticism of its preparedness.
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The Minister of Defence in Copenhagen speaks of "hybrid attacks" and otherwise remains vague. Will Denmark now follow Poland and Estonia and activate Article 4 of the NATO Treaty?
'Hybrid attack': Denmark says airport drone flights aimed to create fear
Denmark said on Thursday drone flights over its airports this week were a "hybrid attack" to create fear, adding it would acquire new capabilities to intercept such aircraft, as Russia denied involvement. No arrests have been made in connection to the flights.
Sweden's Minister of Defense Pål Jonson (M) is sharply criticizing the recent drone incidents in Denmark. "The information that the Danish Minister of Defense has provided indicates that a qualified actor, possibly also a state actor, is behind it," he says in Aktuellt.
Four Danish airports were overflew by unidentified drones during the night of Wednesday to Thursday, causing the Aalborg airport to be closed.
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