The Danish Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a Royal Danish Navy frigate successfully shot down four unmanned aerial vehicles launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group against commercial and coalition naval ships in the southern Red Sea on Saturday, March 9. At around 04:00 local time on...
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Danish government proposes sending frigate to bolster maritime security in Red Sea
The Danish government has consulted with the Danish Foreign Policy Committee about the possibility of deploying a warship to support US-led international efforts to protect civilian shipping traffic in the Red Sea. The government entered into the discussions following a series of recent attacks and attempted attacks against commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea and […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Jacob Frederiksen – Rescue boat to be based at Denmark’s Anholt Island
The Danish Ministry of Defence, through its Materiel and Procurement Agency, has taken delivery of a new rescue boat built by French shipyard Chantier Naval Couach. The F ..
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | January 20 – UK naval support ships plus patrol vessels for India, Denmark and France
The French Navy has a new multi-role vessel for deployment from one of France’s overseas territories while the Indian Coast Guard places a fast patrol craft into servic ..
Denmark to assist Ukraine in construction of 84m enforcement vessels
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Danish Ministry of Defence have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the construction of new multi-purpos ..
Four suspects killed in failed pirate attack in Gulf of Guinea
The Danish Ministry of Defence reports that a Royal Danish Navy ship successfully thwarted an attempt by pirates to harass merchant vessels in the Gulf of Guinea off Nige ..
DFDS awarded Danish Armed Forces contract for Ro-Ro services
DFDS has been awarded a contract for the provision of ships for the transport of the Danish Armed Forces’ military equipment. Seven DFDS Ro-Ro ships are to be made ..
Russian warship, Swiss-owned reefer vessel collide in Danish waters
Officials of the Danish Ministry of Defence have confirmed that a collision had occurred between a Russian Navy ship and a Swiss-owned reefer vessel near Denmark’s ..