DENMARK: Airport Drone Incidents Are "Hybrid Attack" By "Professional Actor"

Following a series of drone incursions at Danish airports (the second time in less than a week that it has occurred), Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen claims that "there is no doubt this is done by a professional actor". Adds that "there is no direct military threat against Denmark", but that "we expect to see more hybrid events in the time ahead". Adds that we "do not have evidence to say there is a link to Russia," but that "it certainly doesn't look like a coincidence, but looks systematic."

• Chief of Defence Michael Hyldgaard says that the drone incidents were not limited to commercial airports, but also took place at military facilities.
• National Police Chief Thorkild Fogde explains that the incidents, as well as disrupting air travel, have the potential to affect the country's energy and transport sectors.
• With Russia the prime suspect amid a number of drone, jet, and aircraft incursions in NATO countries in recent weeks, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments on 24 Sep will be heeded in European capitals and Moscow: "Now Putin has started making incursions into the NATO borders. The one thing I can tell you is the US is not going to get involved with troops or any of that. We will sell the Europeans weapons."
• Def Min says that Copenhagen has reached out to NATO and the EU regarding the incidents, but has made no decision on activating Article 4, which says members will consult with one another if "territorial integrity, political independence or security" is threatened.