COPENHAGEN: Denmark said Thursday it had bought long-range missiles from US and Norwegian manufacturers after announcing a year earlier it would acquire the weapons to deter Russia.
"We have bought two different missile systems: Norwegian strike missiles from Kongsberg, which can in particular be launched from our F-35 fighter jets, and Anthem missiles from the American company Covenant, which can be fired from land," Danish defence minister Jeppe Bruus told a press conference.
Bruus did not specify the number of missiles or the costs, nor when deliveries would begin.
In September 2025, Copenhagen announced it was planning on acquiring long-range missiles capable of reaching targets inside Russia, stressing that the threat from Russia would weigh on Europe for a long time to come.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the time called it "a paradigm shift in Danish defence policy".
"We are facing a security situation where no one can predict what will happen tomorrow," Bruus told reporters Thursday.
The minister stressed that this situation required Denmark to possess new military capabilities to strengthen both its own and Nato's collective deterrent force.
Denmark announced it had also signed an agreement with the United States aimed at strengthening maritime cooperation, particularly in the area of shipbuilding.
Russia's ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, condemned the move, calling it an "ill-considered policy".