Denmark reports renewed drone sightings at military facilities

Denmark’s defense ministry said Saturday that drones have been observed at several of the Nordic country’s defense facilities overnight Friday into Saturday.

Denmark’s defense ministry said Saturday that drones have been observed at several of the Nordic country’s defense facilities overnight Friday into Saturday.

The renewed sightings come after several unamanned aerial vehicles seen earlier this week, with some of them temporarily shutting down Danish airports.

The ministry said in a statement that drone activity was noticed at Skrydstrup Air Base and the Jutland Dragoon Regiment. Severak local media oulets reported that one or more drones were also seen near or above the military Karup Air Base, which is Denmark’s biggest military base.

The defense ministry refused to confirm the sighting at Karup and said later that “for reasons of operational security and the ongoing investigation, the Defense Command Denmark does not wish to elaborate further on drone sightings.”

Danish public broadcaster DR reported that in Karup, there were drones in the air both inside and outside the fence of the air base at around 8 p.m., quoting Simon Skelkjaer, the duty manager at the Central and West Jutland Police.