COPENHAGEN: Extra drones had been noticed over Danish navy websites in a single day for the second straight day, Denmark’s military mentioned Sunday (Sep 28), the newest in a string of sightings throughout the nation over the previous week.
“The Armed Forces can verify that drones have been noticed at a number of of the Armed Forces’ areas throughout the evening. A number of capacities had been deployed,” the navy mentioned in an announcement.
It offered no different particulars concerning the incidents or the navy’s response.
Danish media reported that no airports had been closed in a single day.
Mysterious drone sightings throughout Denmark and Norway since Sep 22 have prompted the closure of a number of airports, with Denmark hinting at doable Russian involvement.
On Saturday, Denmark’s navy mentioned unidentified drones had been noticed over “a number of navy websites” in a single day Friday to Saturday, however refused to reveal another particulars.
Police did verify that “one to 2 drones” had been noticed on Friday night close to and over the Karup navy base, the nation’s greatest base which homes all the armed forces’ helicopters, airspace surveillance, flight college and assist capabilities.
NATO has “enhanced vigilance” within the Baltic following the intrusions, a spokesperson for the defence alliance mentioned.
The bolstered measures “embody a number of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms and no less than one air-defence frigate” within the area to the west of Russia, alliance spokesman Martin O’Donnell advised a press convention in a single day Saturday to Sunday.
Copenhagen is to host a European Union summit gathering heads of presidency on Wednesday and Thursday.
