Denmark Weighing Up Article 4 Option Following Airport Drone Incursions
Denmark’s justice minister said the aim of the flyovers was to sow ‘fear and division.’
Danish Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen (L), Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard (2nd L), Chief of Police Thorkild Fogde (2nd R), and Chief of Defense Michael Hyldgaard (R) hold a press conference on Sept. 25, 2025. Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
Denmark said on Thursday it is considering whether to invoke Article 4 of NATO’s treaty following drone incursions into its airspace, which briefly forced two airport shutdowns and affected military bases.
The airports reopened Thursday morning after being closed when unidentified drones flew into their airspace overnight.
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