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NATO Bolsters Baltic Sentry After Danish Drone Incursions

Allies now frame the incidents as a hybrid threat, prompting legal changes plus calls to replace air policing with integrated regional air defence.

Overview

  • NATO will add intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms and at least one air-defence frigate to its Baltic Sentry mission after fresh drone sightings in Denmark.
  • Denmark reported drones over Karup air base days after closures at Copenhagen and several smaller airports, with officials saying the pattern points to a professional operator.
  • Germany announced plans to revise aviation law to let the Bundeswehr assist police and, in defined cases, shoot down hostile drones, alongside a national drone‑defence center proposal.
  • Estonian authorities recovered a suspected large‑UAV fragment on the Luitemaa coast and opened an investigation under an existing criminal case, saying there is no evidence it flew in Estonian airspace.
  • Additional sightings were reported in Lithuania, Finland and northern Germany, while Russia denied involvement and warned of a decisive response to any aggression.