The Danish defence ministry said Saturday that “drones have been observed at several of Danish defence facilities.”
The new drone sightings overnight Friday into Saturday come after there were several drone sightings in the Nordic country earlier this week, with some of them temporarily shutting down Danish airports. Several local media outlets reported that one or more drones were seen near or above the Karup Air Base, which is Denmark’s biggest military base.
The Defence Ministry refused to confirm the sighting at Karup or elsewhere and said that “for reasons of operational security and the ongoing investigation, the Defence Command Denmark does not wish to elaborate further on drone sightings.” The ministry clarified later to public broadcaster DR that reports of additional drone activity at Skrydstrup Air Base and the Jutland Dragoon Regiment referred to sightings that didn’t occur overnight from Friday to Saturday.
Its earlier statement seemed to imply that timing, and was widely reported.
The ministry couldn’t be reached immediately for confirmation, but a statement on its website referring to the incidents at the base and barracks was dated Thursday — though it didn’t directly confirm the sightings took place that day.