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Add as preferred source on GoogleDenmark will acquire air defence systems from France, Germany, and Norway, spending over $919 million to enhance military readiness against potential threats.
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark will acquire short-range air defence systems from MBDA France, Germany's Diehl Defence and Kongsberg Gruppen of Norway, the Nordic country's defence ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in February ordered the military to go on a buying spree to beef up the country's defences in preparation for potential future Russian aggression in Europe.
Denmark will spend over six billion Danish crowns ($919 million) on the artillery acquisition, with the first deliveries expected in 2026, the defence ministry said.
Denmark received 10 offers, including from suppliers in Turkey, Israel and Italy, and decided in the end to buy systems from French and German suppliers and to lease one from Norway's Kongsberg, it added.
($1 = 6.5304 Danish crowns)
(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen and Terje Solsvik, editing by Jacob Gronholt Pedersen)
Denmark will acquire short-range air defense systems from MBDA France, Diehl Defence of Germany, and lease one from Kongsberg Gruppen of Norway.
Denmark will spend over six billion Danish crowns, which is approximately $919 million, on the artillery acquisition.
The first deliveries of the air defense systems are expected in 2026.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen ordered the military to enhance its capabilities in preparation for potential future Russian aggression in Europe.
Denmark received 10 offers from various suppliers, including those from Turkey, Israel, and Italy.
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