Overview

• Police said Aalborg Airport shut for about three hours and Billund for about an hour after overnight sightings, with additional drones reported near Esbjerg, Sønderborg and the Skrydstrup airbase.
• Defense officials described a systematic operation by a professional actor intended to create fear, while stressing there was no direct military threat.
• Investigations by intelligence services and police have not identified the operators, and authorities refrained from downing the drones due to safety concerns.
• Denmark informed NATO of the incidents, and Latvia’s foreign minister said Copenhagen reported involvement by unspecified state actors, as Denmark weighs a possible Article 4 request.
• Russia denied any role and labeled the suggestions a staged provocation, while Denmark moves to expand detection and neutralization capabilities for counter‑drone defense.