Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard in a press conference today told reporters that recent disruption to air travel caused by drones flying in and around airports, including several incidents on Wednesday night, bore all the hallmarks of a hybrid attack.
“The goal of this kind of hybrid attack is to create fear. It is to create discord and it is to make us afraid,” said Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard. He said the government would invest in new counter-UAS systems and change the law to empower infrastructure operators to shoot them down.
On 24 September, Denmark’s Aalborg Airport, used for both commercial and military flights, was closed for three hours after multiple drones entered its airspace. Drone incursions have also been recorded at Copenhagen Airport, Esbjerg, Sønderborg and Skrydstrup – which is a base for Denmark’s F-16 and F-35 aircraft.
Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulson told a news briefing that the pattern of attacks pointed to a “professional actor” with the systematic nature of the operation – “a hybrid attack using different types of drones,” most probably launched from a nearby location.
The drone incursions were across a five-hour period starting around 9:45 p.m. local on the 24th, when green lights appeared over Aalberg Airport, 185 miles northwest of Copenhagen, forcing it to close.
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(Image: The welcome sign at Aalborg airport – Shutterstock)
