DENMARK

Population Defence budget 2010 GDP 2009 Land area Capital Life expectancy Population growth rate	5.4 million Euros 3.3 billion (US$4.0 billion) Euros 226 billion (US$275 billion) 42,400 sq kms (16,308 sq miles) Copenhagen (Population 1 million) 76 years 0.3 per cent
ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE HOME GUARD
Total Armed Forces
Army Navy Air Force Joint Units and Staff Home Guard	10,200 (including about 2,000 Conscripts) 3,200 (including about 200 conscripts) 3,250 (including about 150 conscripts) 6,000 (approx) 50,000 (approx)
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Details	Ministry of Defence Holmens Kanal 42 DK-1060 Kobenhavn K DENMARK
Conscripts serve for between 4 - 12 months

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ARMY ORGANISATION

 

Army Strength: 10,200 (including about 6,000 conscripts)

Outline Army Structure:

In general terms Danish Army formations are grouped together under the overall framework of the Danish Division.

Operational force structure elements include:

Army Operational Command
Danish Divisional Command
Divisional Troops
1 Brigade (Professional)
2 Brigade (Response Force)
Special Forces (Jaeger Corps)
Training Group
Support Units
Army Materiel Command
 

DANISH ARMY STRUCTURE

Divisional troops include:

1 x Standing Telegraph Battalion (Fredericia)
1 x Electronic Reconnaissance Company (Fredericia)
1 x Military Police Company - cadre (Aalborg)
1 x Engineer Battalion (Skive)
1 x Artillery Battery - target acquisition (Oksbøl)
1 x UAV Battery (Oksbøl)
1 x Air-defence Missile Battery (Varde)
1 x CIMIC Company (Vordingborg)
1 x Communications Unit and Communication Centre (Haderslev)

1 Brigade Structure

In the main this brigade is composed of professional soldiers and is dedicated to NATO at high readiness.

Brigade staff and brigade support company (Hadersley)
1 x Armoured Battalion (Holstebro)
1 x Mechanised Infantry Battalion (Hovelte)
1 x Reconnaissance Battalion (Slagelse)
1 x Light Reconnaissance Squadron (Bornholm)
1 x Logistics Battalion (Aalborg)
1 x Military Police Company (Aalborg)
1 x Armoured Engineer Company (Skive)
1 x Artillery Battery (Varde)

2 Brigade Structure

This brigade is composed mainly of personnel on response force contracts. 2 Brigade is also dedicated to NATO but at low readiness.

Brigade staff and brigade support company (Hadersley)
1 x Mechanised Infantry Battalion - cadre (Hovelte)
1 x Mechanised Infantry Battalion - cadre (Slagelse))
1 x Mechanised Infantry Battalion - cadre (Holstebro)
1 x Armoured Engineer Company - cadre (Skive)
1 x Artillery Battery - cadre (Varde)
1 x Logistics Battalion - cadre (Aalborg)
1 x Military Police Company - cadre (Aalborg)
1 x Light Reconnaissance Squadron - cadre (Bornholm)
 

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MAJOR ARMY EQUIPMENT

 

Main Battle Tanks (MBT)	51 x Leopard 2A5
	40 x Leopard 1A5 (possibly active - probably 60 in store)
Reconnaissance (Recce)	30 x MOWAG Eagle (Wheeled)
Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicles (AIFV)	45 x CV 9035 III (being delivered)
Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC)	250 x M-113 (Tracked – possibly active - many more in store)
	118 x Pirhana III (Wheeled)
	85 x MOWAG Eagle IV (Wheeled - being delivered)
Self Propelled Artillery (SP ARTY)	24 x M-109 variants (probably 50 in store)
Towed Artillery	24 x 105 mm M-101 (estimate in service)
	80 x 155 mm M-114M-139 (in Store)
Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRL)	12 x 227 mm MLRS (in store)
Mortars (Mor)	100 x 120 mm Brandt (estimate)
	300 x 81 mm (estimate – includes about 50 x SP)
	50 x 60 mm (estimate)
Anti-Tank (Atk)	20 x TOW ATGW (with about 20 on M113 in store)
	500 x 84 mm Carl Gustav (estimate)
	5,000 x 84 mm AT-4 (estimate)
Low Level Air Defence (LLAD)	24 x Stinger (SAM – estimate in service)
Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)	6 x Sperwer (estimate)

 

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NAVAL ORGANISATION

 

Navy Strength: approximately 3,200 (including about 200 conscripts) 

Principal Units:

  3 x Patrol Vessels (Corvettes)
  6 x Mine Countermeasures Vessels
10 x Smaller Patrol Vessels
  2 x Surveillance and Reconnaissance Vessels

Whilst having the ability to concentrate on littoral tasks the Danish Navy retains the operational capability to participate in NATO’s Standing Naval Forces. In addition, participation in the NATO Response Force is being prioritised.

 

OUTLINE NAVY STRUCTURE

 

Notes:
(1) Danish Task Group (DATG) is the coordinating HQ for combined and joint exercises/operations. In essence all Danish vessels can be assigned to the DATG.
(2) Special Forces (Frogmen Corps) consist of about 90 highly trained personnel.
(3) EOD – Explosive Ordnance Demolition Group.
(4) SRCC – Search and Rescue Coordination Centre.

1 Squadron assets

4 x Thetis Class offshore patrol vessels (Frederikshavn)
2 x Fishery protection vessels (Frederikshavn)
2 x Training vessels (Frederikshavn)
1 x Transport vessel (Frederikshavn)
3 x Ice breakers (Frederikshavn)
6 x Mk II units (Korsor)
2 x Surveillance vessels (Korsor)

2 Squadron assets

2 x Support vessels (Frederikshavn)
4 x Mine countermeasures vessels (Frederikshavn)
3 x Niel Juel Corvettes (Korsor)
10 x Standard Flex 300 vessels (Korsor)

 

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MAJOR NAVAL EQUIPMENT

 

Note: The Naval element of the Home Guard has 9 x patrol vessels
 

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AIR FORCE ORGANISATION

Air Force Strength: approximately 3,250 (including about 150 conscripts)

Outline Air Force Structure:

There are two major air force commands: Tactical Air Command and the Air Force Materiel Command.

HQ TACTICAL AIR COMMAND

Note:
Operational combat aircraft (FGA) comprise 48 x F-16A/B Fighting Falcon from a total of 60. Of these aircraft eight are at high readiness, eight at lower readiness and both groups are designated for NATO operations.

There are both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft at high readiness and designated for NATO operations. The Royal Danish Air Force continues to participate in the Joint Strike Fighter project.

There is a NATO Air Defence Control Reporting Centre (CRC) based at Karup which coordinates information from four radar sites.

SQUADRON AIRCRAFT

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MAJOR AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT

 

Fighter Ground Attack (FGA)	Approx 48 x F-16AM/F-16BM in service with some 22 in store
Transport (Tpt)	4 x C-130J-30 Hercules
	3 x Canadair CL-604
Training (Trg)	28 x T-17 SAAB Supporter
Helicopters (Hel)	8 x EH101 Merlin (6 more awaiting delivery)
	12 x AS 550C2 Fennec
	13 x Hughes H500M
Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV)	18 x B-Hunter
Air Launched Missiles (ALM)	AMRAAM AIM-120 AAM
	Sidewinder AIM-9 AAM
	AGM-65 Maverick ASM
Surface to Air Missiles (SAM)	24 x Stinger SAM (estimate)

 

DANISH HOME GUARD

The Danish Home Guard (DHG) is a volunteer organisation can be mobilised to support the Armed Forces or the civilian authorities in either peace or war.

The DHG supports the armed forces with the following branches:

• Army Home Guard

• Naval Home Guard

• Air Force Home Guard

• Infrastructure Home Guard

The overall mission for the Home Guard is to reinforce and to support the Army, the Navy, and the Force in fulfilling their missions. Related to their overall mission, the common military tasks of the Home Guard are:

• Surveillance and reporting

• Guarding, securing, and protection activities

• Limited involvement in combat operations

Latest figures suggest that the DHG has around 50,000 personnel with elements supporting the three armed services. About 3,500 are serving with infrastructure elements. Volunteers serve until the age of 50.

Note from the Danish Ministry of Defence:

“Denmark has since 1993 had an EU opt-out in the area of defence. The opt-out means that Denmark does not participate in EU decisions and actions which have defence implications. This includes participation in EU military operations and participation in EU military capability development efforts”.

CURRENT UNIT DEPLOYMENTS
(over platoon strength – 30 personnel. These are approximate figures)