Defence Denmark
Joined October 2012
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4 Apr 2023
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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22 Sep 2022
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!
ALT What a lineup! To my right: Dr. LaPlante @DeptofDefense, PM Frederiksen @Statsmin, CEO Jim Taiclet @LockheedMartin, Ambassador Lassen @DKambUSA and Mr. Hursch @DefenseDsca Photo: Lockheed Martin
ALT Introducing all the speakers from the previous picture. Thanks to #weibel @SystematicC4ISR @Terma_Global for joining us Photo: Lockheed Martin
ALT The picture almost speaks for itself: PM Frederiksen had a great time in the F-35 simulator
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2 Sep 2022
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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12 Jul 2022
Lieutenant General Nielsen elected new Commandant of the NATO Defense College - nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_…
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7 Jul 2022
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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5 Jul 2022
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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14 Jun 2022
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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16 May 2022
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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10 Apr 2022
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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29 Mar 2022
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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17 Mar 2022
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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12 Mar 2022
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
Gallery: Danish troops serving with NATO battlegroup arrive in Ämari
#Estonia
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7 Mar 2022
Boost to Defence Spending: Denmark to reach 2% of GDP permanently from 2033.
6 Mar 2022
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…
27 Feb 2022
Danish Government to donate 2,700 antitank weapons (AT-4 and M/72) to Ukraine. @Forsvarsmin
27 Feb 2022
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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26 Feb 2022
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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24 Feb 2022
.@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
ALT Archived photo of US F-16 taking off for an Air Policing mission in Romania. Photo courtesy of US Air Force
ALT Archived photo of Italian Eurofighter in Romania taking off for an enhanced Air Policing mission. Photo courtesy of Italian Air Force.
ALT Archived photo of a Danish F-16 courtesy of Royal Danish Air Force.
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18 Feb 2022
.@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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17 Feb 2022
We thank all our allies and partners for two fruitful days of important discussions on European and international security at @NATO #Defmin.
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#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether
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18 Feb 2022
Denmark redeploys frigate Esbern Snare from Gulf of Guinea to be prepared for enhanced readiness for NATO Response Force.
#UkraineConflict #WeAreNATO
📸 @forsvaretdk
18 Feb 2022
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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16 Feb 2022
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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