Denmark is set to spend $8.7 billion to acquire 16 F-35 fighter jets, while also deploying military equipment to Greenland.
Copenhagen announced on Friday the latest investments in defence, including $4.5 billion for the purchase of new fighter aircraft and a further $4.2 billion to boost security in the Arctic.
Two military units will be stationed in the Arctic, with a new command post to be established in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital. Naval vessels will also be deployed to the region, alongside drones and radar surveillance units to be installed in the east of the territory.
Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said: “We are going to be much more present in all parts of Greenland. This is in relation to the navy, the air force and the army.”
Denmark has come under pressure since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, with the US president repeatedly expressing his desire to acquire the semi-autonomous territory for national and international security reasons.
