Overview
- The government confirmed the purchase of eight ground-based systems, marking the largest weapons acquisition in the country’s history.
- Denmark targets the Franco-Italian SAMP/T as its long-range backbone, with operational capability expected from 2028.
- Medium-range options under consideration include NASAMS, IRIS-T and VL MICA, with final selections pending.
- Short-range systems ordered in 2024 are beginning to arrive, with the first entering service this year after the country went without ground-based air defense since 2004.
- Each system is planned to comprise four units with radar, control equipment and one or more launchers to protect civilians, military sites and critical infrastructure from drones and missiles.