Denmark says new drone sightings in a single day at navy installations

Unidentified drones have been noticed close to navy installations in Denmark in a single day, the Armed Forces mentioned on Saturday (September 27, 2025), following a number of drone incursions close to airports and demanding infrastructure this week.

“The Danish Defence can confirm that drones were observed at several of the Danish Defence’s locations last night. Several capabilities were deployed,” a spokesperson mentioned in an e-mail to Reuters.

The Armed Forces didn’t specify the place the drones have been noticed.

Police mentioned that they had noticed drones close to the Karup air base in western Denmark, Ritzau News company reported.

Norwegian police mentioned on Saturday they have been investigating attainable drone sightings close to the nation’s Oerland air pressure base in central Norway, the principle base for Norway’s F-35s jet fighters.

“The guards at the base made several observations outside the base’s perimeter early on Saturday,” a spokesperson on the Norwegian Armed Forces’ joint headquarters advised Reuters.

Copenhagen Airport, the Nordic area’s busiest, closed for a number of hours late on Monday as a number of giant drones have been seen in its airspace. Five smaller airports, each civilian and navy, have been additionally shut quickly within the following days.

Danish authorities have referred to as the incursions hybrid assaults, and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen mentioned earlier this week it was “the most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date.”