The Danish government will acquire new means to detect and neutralization of drones “, after the new airport suitcases for drones of unknown origin, Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard announced Thursday.
The general description of drones about several airports in Denmark at night from Wednesday to Thursday is the work of a “professional actor” and constitutes a “systematic threat,” defense minister, Troels Lund Poulen said Thursday.
However, he could not say who was at the origin of these flying that described as “hybrid threat.” Already on Monday, the unidentified drones originally flew over the Copenhagen airport.
Several Western Airports of Denmark reopened Thursday morning after being closed for several hours due to the presence of unidentified drones that have penetrated their airspace during the night.
Billund’s airport, the second largest in the country, remained closed for an hour. Aalborg’s, used for both commercial and military flights, has remained inaccessible for three hours, Danish police forces said.
Drones that have not been beaten
Drones have also been observed near Esbjerg and Sonderborg airports, as well as near the Skrydstrup air base, which houses part of Denmark F-16 and F-35 combat aircraft. These five sites are in
The Jutland Peninsula in the west of the country.
“We didn’t understand the operators” of the drones, he added.
The Local Police said the drones “flew with lights and had been observed from the ground”, but that they had not been able to establish the type of drones or the reason for overflight.
After a “global evaluation of the situation”, the police and the army decided not to shoot the drones, especially for the safety of civilians, said the head of the armies of the armies, Michael Hyldgaard, during a press conference on Thursday morning.
Source: BFM TV
