Defence Denmark

Joined October 2012
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Grateful to attend #ArcticEncounter and meet so many inspiring people and the Arctic youth in particular. A special thanks to @rachelkallander and senator @lisamurkowski for being fantastic hosts for an unexpected but gorgeous visit to #Whittier.
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Busy days in Washington this week. Now time for a G&T 🙂 #itsalwaysfiveoclocksomewhere BZ to our friends and colleagues from @LockheedMartin for hosting PM Frederiksen. Executed perfectly by your professional team and well received by participants from Danish defence industry!
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On September 1 United States @Secdef and @mfmorten met in the Pentagon to reaffirmed the long-standing bilateral defense relationship between the United States and Denmark. Our soldiers have for generations fought shoulder by shoulder for the joint cause and our shared values🇩🇰🇺🇸
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Lieutenant General Nielsen elected new Commandant of the NATO Defense College - nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_…
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Great conversation last week @ #thepentagon when Danish Chief of Defense, Gen. Lentfer met with Chairman of the Joint Chief #GenMilley @thejointstaff @DeptofDefense More than ever, it is crucial for 🇩🇰Denmark and the 🇺🇸US to stand united #weareNATO @forsvaretdk #denmarkinUSA
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I had the great honour of handing over Denmark’s ratification of Finland and Sweden’s accession to #NATO at @StateDept today. Proud that Denmark is among the first countries to ratify the membership of our Nordic colleagues. #WeAreNATO
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Forsvarsminister @mfMorten sammen med sine kollegaer fra JEF-landene i Oslo. Denne gang samles de 10 lande bl.a. for at træne politisk og militær krisestyring ifm. en sikkerhedspolitisk krise #JEFtogether #dkpol #dkforsvar
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UPDATED: Denmark, Norway and Iceland issue statement: "Should Finland or Sweden be victim of aggression on their territory before obtaining NATO membership, we will assist Finland and Sweden by all means necessary." breakingdefense.com/2022/05/…
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Really impressive start for the eFP Battlegroup on Exercise BOLD DRAGON. The exercise is the first opportunity for🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@TheRoyalWelsh-led Battlegroup to integrate with 🇩🇰 @forsvaretdk & 🇫🇷 @armeedeterre elements into the 🇪🇪 @Kaitsevagi 1st Brigade. #WeAreNATO 🇪🇪🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇰
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I’m so proud of the OSD Policy team that worked tirelessly for a year to craft the new National Defense Strategy. The unclassified NDS will be out in the coming months, but the fact sheet can be found here. defense.gov/News/Releases/Re…

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This morning, I sat down with my Danish counterpart Minister Morten Bødskov. I thanked him for Denmark’s prompt and significant contributions to deterrence and defense in responding to Russian aggression, and continued support to Ukraine. #WeAreNATO
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We are happy to greet the 3rd rotation of #Danish soldiers who will join @NATO #eFP battlegroup and work with 🇪🇪 @Kaitsevagi 1st Infantry Brigade at Tapa base again! #WeAreAllies @forsvaretdk @Forsvarsmin @DK_NATO @estNATO @DKAMBinEstonia
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Gallery: Danish troops serving with NATO battlegroup arrive in Ämari #Estonia bit.ly/3KCpT3z
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Boost to Defence Spending: Denmark to reach 2% of GDP permanently from 2033.
Regeringen og et bredt flertal af Folketingets partier er enige om et historisk løft af udgifterne til Forsvaret. Det er en bunden opgave i et kommende forsvarsforlig at løfte Danmarks udgifter til forsvar og sikkerhed varigt til 2% af BNP fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2022/bredt…
Danish Government to donate 2,700 antitank weapons (AT-4 and M/72) to Ukraine. @Forsvarsmin
Regeringen har i dag fået bred opbakning til at sende våben til Ukraine. Danmark donerer ca. 2.700 stk. skulderbårne panserværnsvåben. fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2022/danma…
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Regeringen har efter aftale med Ukraine besluttet at donere Beredskabsstyrelsens mobilhospital og øvrigt beredskabsmateriel. Første sending kørte fra Danmark i går. Læs mere 👉 brs.dk/da/nyheder/2022/dansk…
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.@NATO fighters are patrolling the skies over @PLinNATO and @RomaniaNATO to ensure the security of Alliance territory. This increase to the Air Policing posture will help better protect Allied airspace following the Russian incursion into Ukraine #WeAreNATO
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.@NATO Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from @forsvaretdk 🇩🇰and Partner JTACs from Sweden 🇸🇪 worked out air-land integration training with a @usairforce 🇺🇸B-52 Stratofortress aircraft over the North Sea #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether Read more: ac.nato.int/archive/2022/all…
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We thank all our allies and partners for two fruitful days of important discussions on European and international security at @NATO #Defmin. 🇦🇱🇧🇪🇧🇬🇨🇦🇭🇷🇨🇿🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇷🇩🇪 🇬🇷🇭🇺🇮🇸🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇱🇺🇲🇪🇳🇱🇲🇰 🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇸🇰🇸🇮🇪🇸🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸 #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether
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Denmark redeploys frigate Esbern Snare from Gulf of Guinea to be prepared for enhanced readiness for NATO Response Force. #UkraineConflict #WeAreNATO 📸 @forsvaretdk
Regeringen har besluttet at imødekomme en anmodning fra NATO om at skærpe beredskabet på en dansk fregat, som er tilmeldt NATO’s reaktionsstyrke. fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2022/esber…
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DK and US confirmed the strong defence relationship between our two nations. Forsvarsminister Morten Bødskov : “Great to meet with @SecDef Austin for the first time. We talked about the reinforcement of our bilateral relationship.” #wearenato #værdatkæmpefor
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