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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 43m

🇩🇰 For the first time ever, defense tops Danish public priorities.
According to a new poll, 15% of Danes now say national defense and international military operations are the most important issue - ahead of healthcare (14%), the economy (11%), and climate (9%).

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Et politisk emne topper for første gang i ny måling

Selv om krigen i Ukraine har varet siden begyndelsen af 2022, er det ikke før i år, at forsvarsområdet er kommet i top tre over de vigtigste emner for vælgerne.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 15h

Den der følelse jamen-jeg-har-sgu-da-den-store-tv2-pakke men lige præcis det cykelløb / den landskamp er IKKE omfattet.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 16h

That is going to happen!! Or… “ too many devices in use” or whatever 😖🤬

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 1d

Forget Netflix. Saab now wants nations to subscribe to weapons.

The Swedish defense giant tells DR it’s moving toward a defense-as-a-service model — continuous upgrades for states instead of one-time buys that age overnight.

@tobiaslethklinge.bsky.social

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Køb våben på abonnement: Svensk firma vil tænke våbensalg på en helt ny måde

Svenske Saab foreslår en model, hvor de løbende sørger for at udskifte software og opgradere til nyt.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 4d

Balloon I don’t know. But hobby drone, yes there’s plenty of tools out there

Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 4d

Hours after Denmark’s intel chief named a Russian warship at a press briefing, it quietly weighed anchor and sailed away.
The Baltic Sea has become a stage for subtle — and dangerous — hybrid signaling.

#BalticSea #Russia #HybridWarfare #NATO #Denmark

Droxford Maritime @jjdroxford.bsky.social · 4d

🔺Baltic Sea activity - Update

Russian Navy Baltic Fleet Pr.775 class BDK-110 "Alexandr Shabalin" highly likely departed the Fehmarn Belt loiter area, late PM 3 October 2025.

⚠️Unit ENR an assessed RTP Baltiysk but could conduct further loiter activity along the Polish littoral / SE Bornholm area.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 4d

There are many frightening things happening in the world right now.
But few as alarming as what’s unfolding inside the U.S. armed forces.

Here, NATO’s former top general explains — in just a few words — why this new course is such a profoundly bad idea.

Admiral Rob Bauer on LinkedIn:

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 4d

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Maybe Denmark wasn’t under attack that night — just ghosts in the sky, sparked by an innocent aircraft.
But the confusion itself is the very essence of hybrid warfare: when uncertainty becomes a weapon.
Whether there were real drones or not, on the Russian side it’s mission accomplished.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 4d

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Some reports may have natural explanations — lights, aircraft, reflections.
But others could still be real drones!
The key issue: Denmark didn’t have the electronic tools ready to verify what human eyes observed.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 4d

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So far, no arrests.
No confirmed evidence of drones.
The national police chief says investigators still lack “solid information” on what was seen — or where it came from. Even though police special operators tried to follow and take one drone down from a helicopter.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 4d

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At a joint press conference, the Defense Minister quietly changed language.
What used to be “drone sightings” are now “aerial observations.”
A small shift in words — is it also a big one in meaning?

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Først blev det kaldt droneaktiviteter over kritisk infrastruktur. Nu kalder ministeren det for 'luftobservationer'

- Det vi nu i højere grad kalder luftobservationer, sagde forsvarsminister Troels Lund Poulsen (V) på et pressemøde fredag.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 4d

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Two weeks ago, Denmark said it was under drone attack.
Airspace over Copenhagen Airport was shut down. Police spoke of a “capable actor.”
But that same evening, a small taxi aircraft crossed the area — possibly triggering drone alerts…

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Mystiske droner over Danmark: Efterforskningen har afkræftet flere droneobservationer

Ifølge DR's oplysninger er der fortsat ikke håndfaste beviser om ulovlige droner over Danmark. Til gengæld har man afkræftet observationer allerede.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 5d

Clashes between Danish and Russian forces have so far lived as anecdotes and background whispers — hard to confirm officially. Today, the confirmation came. Denmark’s intel chief on hybrid war: Russian warships have threatened Danish naval vessels.

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FE-chef om hybridkrig: Russiske krigsskibe har truet danske flådefartøjer

Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste vurderer, at truslen fra russisk sabotage mod Forsvaret er høj.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 6d

Danish Liberal Alliance MP on Israel’s Barak MX air defense:

“We lean closely on the Chief of Defense’s advice, which is that we urgently need stronger air defense. We don’t, so to speak, have delicate feelings about where the systems come from.”

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Flere partier melder sig klar til at købe israelsk luftforsvar: 'Vi har ikke fine fornemmelser'

Mens både Danmarksdemokraterne og Liberal Alliance siger ja, melder SF klart nej.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 6d

No one was hurt

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 6d

Det ligner et dansk køretøj. Men… Vi må dog ikke håbe, at der er tale om et af de udlånte antidrone-systemer jf betingelsen “if you break it, you buy it”.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 6d

Alle betjente eller involverede er uskadte!

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 6d

Og hvordan går det så med dansk politis indsats mod droner?

Foto af min gode kollega Karen Wiis Weiss på pletten udenfor Bella Centret og topmødet 🫣

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 7d

Against all expectations, Israel’s Barak MX air defense system is back on the table in Denmark.

Reason: it can be delivered fast, patch an urgent gap in the skies — and “zap” drones.

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Israelsk luftforsvar er igen på Forsvarets radar: Kan leveres hurtigt og zappe droner

Hvis Danmark skal have et effektivt forsvar mod droner, er det historisk dyre indkøb af luftforsvar ikke nok, siger ekspert.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 7d

🚨Drone over Christiansborg… men det er (vist) politiets 😉

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 8d

Hold your horses. I may have been misinformed. It could be another aircraft type than a Hercules. But some form of U.S. assistance is still correct.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 8d

Hold your horses. I may have been misinformed. It could be another aircraft type than a Hercules. But some form of U.S. assistance is still correct.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 8d

Hold your horses. I may have been misinformed. It could be another aircraft type than a Hercules. But some form of U.S. assistance is still correct.

Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 8d

En amerikansk Hercules er landet i Københavns Lufthavn Kastrup med udstyr til at bekæmpe droner. Forsvarsministeriet bekræfter, at USA også har sendt hjælp til Danmark.

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 8d

Hold your horses. I may have been misinformed. It could be another aircraft type than a Hercules. But some form of U.S. assistance is still correct.

Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 8d

Not just the Ukrainians. A U.S. Hercules just touched down in Copenhagen — loaded with high-tech gear to hunt and stop enemy drones.

Forsvaret @forsvaret.dk · 8d

Here, the Chief of the Army, welcomes Ukrainian specialists in counter-drone operations. He states, “The Ukrainians are leading in the drone field, and it is a huge advantage for Denmark that we can draw on their experience, and that they come here and share their expertise with us.”

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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 8d

Not just the Ukrainians. A U.S. Hercules just touched down in Copenhagen — loaded with high-tech gear to hunt and stop enemy drones.

Forsvaret @forsvaret.dk · 8d

Here, the Chief of the Army, welcomes Ukrainian specialists in counter-drone operations. He states, “The Ukrainians are leading in the drone field, and it is a huge advantage for Denmark that we can draw on their experience, and that they come here and share their expertise with us.”

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