‘Ability to strike back’: Denmark commits to long-range missile orders

A newly delivered Danish F-35A fifth generation fighter jet arrives at Skrydstrup Air Base (Danish Armed Forces)

BELFAST — Denmark will acquire two types of long-range precision missiles in an effort to “strengthen national and collective deterrence,” the Nordic nation announced today .

The purchases of F-35 Joint Strike Missiles, produced by Norway’s Kongsberg, and ground-launched Anthem cruise missiles, manufactured by US firm Covenant, “are a significant step towards making Denmark better able to defend itself,” said Minister of Defence Jeppe Bruus in a statement.

He also noted that the new acquisitions send a “strong signal that we have the ability to strike back” against an adversary.

Copenhagen did not disclose the cost or quantities involved in either procurement. In a related company statement today, Kongsberg said that “negotiations with the customer” will determine the “ scope and value ” of the Joint Strike Missile package.

The F-35A can store the air-to-surface weapon internally to protect the fifth-generation fighter jet’s stealth profile. Denmark is on track to operate a fleet of 43 F-35’s , after pledging to acquire an additional 16 units last year.

The Anthem, meanwhile, is brand new and was only unveiled by Covenant last month. At the time, Michael Kaufman, Covenant’s co-founder and CEO, described the munition in a blog post as a “heavy-payload deep precision strike weapon system meant to fill the biggest gap in the arsenal of the West.” He went on to claim Anthem “delivers multiples of the range and payload of anything in its price class.”

Kaufman said the firm had flown the weapon more than 200 times since first flight in August 2025.

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Because the long-range weapons can strike inside Russian territory, Bruus was asked during a press conference whether that could make Denmark more of a target for Moscow. As there is “an increased threat … we must be able to respond,” the minister responded, according to local outlet DR News .

It reported today that the Russian embassy said Denmark’s political direction was “aimed at a possible conflict with Russia.”

Denmark’s latest weapon acquisitions come on the heels of the country’s intelligence service warning that Russia is expected to carry out hybrid attacks at a greater frequency against NATO member states, in the near term, and there is a growing risk of a limited military attack.

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贝尔法斯特——丹麦今天宣布，该国将采购两种远程精确导弹，以“加强国家和集体威慑”。

国防部长杰佩·布鲁斯在一份声明中表示，购买挪威康斯伯格公司生产的F-35联合攻击导弹和美国科文特公司生产的陆基“圣歌”巡航导弹，“是丹麦提高自卫能力的重要一步”。

他还指出，这些新的收购发出了一个“强烈的信号，表明我们有能力反击”对手。

哥本哈根方面并未透露这两项采购的成本或数量。康斯伯格公司今天在一份相关声明中表示，“与客户的谈判”将决定联合打击导弹项目的“范围和价值”。

F-35A战斗机可将空对地武器内置，以保护其第五代战斗机的隐身性能。丹麦去年承诺增购16架F-35战斗机，目前正按计划推进，最终将拥有43架F-35战斗机。

与此同时，Anthem导弹是全新的，由Covenant公司上个月才正式发布。当时，Covenant公司的联合创始人兼首席执行官迈克尔·考夫曼在一篇博客文章中将这款弹药描述为“一种重型有效载荷的深度精确打击武器系统，旨在填补西方武器库中最大的空白”。他还声称，Anthem导弹“射程和有效载荷是同价位产品中的数倍”。

考夫曼表示，自 2025 年 8 月首次飞行以来，该公司已对该武器进行了 200 多次飞行。

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报道称，俄罗斯大使馆今天表示，丹麦的政治方向“旨在与俄罗斯发生可能的冲突”。

丹麦最新购置武器之前，该国情报部门曾警告称，俄罗斯预计在近期内将更频繁地对北约成员国发动混合攻击，而且发生有限军事攻击的风险也在不断增加。

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