New Drone Sightings Over Denmark’s Largest Base Extend Airport Disruptions Into Weekend

Overview

• Police confirmed one or two drones were seen over and near Karup air base on Friday night, prompting a temporary shutdown of the co-located Midtjylland airport.
• Aalborg airport was briefly closed again overnight, following earlier suspensions this week that also affected Esbjerg, Sønderborg and Skrydstrup as part of a recurring pattern.
• Flights were diverted or canceled during the closures, including a KLM return to Amsterdam and a Scandinavian Airlines cancellation listed by trackers.
• Danish police, the armed forces and intelligence services are conducting joint investigations and have refrained from shooting down devices for civilian safety, while new detection and neutralization tools are being procured.
• NATO and EU leaders are coordinating responses, with EU states discussing a cross-border detection and interception network, as Russia denies involvement and investigators report no proven link to Moscow or a related case in Norway.