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In June 2023, Denmark announced considering to reintroduce submarines into its navy. The need to secure the Faroe Islands, Greenland, the Arctic and the Baltic Sea justifies this consideration. [27] An alternative mentioned by Denmark would be a close cooperation with allies. [28]
The leasing of submarines is not foreign to Denmark, as Denmark leased the U-Class submarines in the post-war period of 1946–54 form Great Britain. However, Denmark has been increasing its defense budget to increase security which makes possible diversifying naval capabilities in conjunction with its naval goals a renewed possibility. [16]
However, historically Denmark has operated them, the submarines were retired in 2004 as part of cooperative defence agreement and restructuring. The Royal Danish Navy has operated a wide variety of vessels over the years, including different types of submarines, patrol boats, minesweepers, missile boats, and frigates.
Pages in category "Submarines of the Royal Danish Navy" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
She was built as a Type 207 submarine by Rheinstahl-Nordseewerke of Emden, Germany in 1965 for the Royal Norwegian Navy and served for 25 years as HNoMS Uthaug before being purchased by Denmark in 1990, and renamed after the seal. Her international call sign is OUCJ.
The murder of Kim Wall, known in Denmark as Ubådssagen (transl. "The submarine case"), [2] took place on 10 August 2017, after Swedish freelance journalist Kim Wall boarded the midget submarine UC3 Nautilus, in Køge Bugt, Denmark, for a pre-arranged interview of its owner, Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen.
One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America's closest ally in the European Union, and that no one could have imagined it'd be the first Trump would pick a fight with.
From August 5 to early December 2010, Denmark contributed to this operation with the support vessel Esbern Snare as well as a helicopter. A Danish force commander led the operation during the same period. Denmark's participation in NATO's Operation Ocean Shield was part of its involvement in NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 1.