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Denmark: Military Alliances

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 22 October 2025UIN 82259

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Denmark.

Answered by Al Carns

The UK and Denmark are close defence partners with shared security interests in the High North, North Atlantic and Baltic Sea. We have a strong history of cooperation - bilaterally, in NATO and through the Joint Expeditionary Force. The Secretary of State for Defence met with the Danish Defence Minister on 15 October to discuss opportunities for further defence co-operation, including support to Ukraine. In September the UK deployed a specialist RAF Regiment counter-drone unit to Denmark to enhance security in response to the drone incursions at their airports.

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