#DK #Denmark #Forsvaret #Army #1.brigade getting ready for exercise Brave Lion 2026 #BraveLion2026

Source FB '1. Brigade' & 'Hæren'

🤯 Denmark has dismissed several military personnel over family ties to Russia.

Officer Frederik Hansen was discharged after his Russian wife's family connections raised security concerns, per DR.

A black and white photograph of a boy in winter clothes standing in front of a pile of clothes in snow. Titled "A boy evacuated to Joensuu, 19 March 1940" - 6 days after the end of the Winter War. https://historiikki.pelastakaalapset.fi/1939-1945-sotavuodet/

A photograph of a column of refugees passing by piles of stuff left to wait for transport that may or may not arrive, led by a man and a little girl. Titled evacuation of Tyrjä-Parikkala, 15 March 1940 - 2 days after the end of the Winter War. https://historiikki.pelastakaalapset.fi/1939-1945-sotavuodet/

A photograph of a factory converted to temporary shelter for dozens of refugees, A woman is looking behind a camera; children are waiting around her. Titled "Refugees at Savonlinna plywood factory, 20 March 1940" - a week after the end of the Winter War. https://historiikki.pelastakaalapset.fi/1939-1945-sotavuodet/

Yesterday was the national Evacuee's Day in #Finland. Remembering those who had to leave their homes, often hastily and only with what they could carry, and start life anew as internal #refugees because of the unjust aggression of the Kremlin.

About 420 000 people. Over 11% of the population.

Providing security for Finland and Finnish people – Reservists to refresher exercises The Finnish Defence Forces will shortly hold refresher exercises for consenting reservists. The objective is to prepare to assist in the Finnish Defence Forces’ tasks relating to surveillance and secu...

The Finnish #Defence Forces are calling up reservists to snap refresher exercises in order to increase operational readiness. This hasn't happened often.

Fortunately the reason is the need for increased surveillance due to wandering drones, not "real" threat.

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This can't be news to them? I seem to recall reading Cold War era US military manuals giving out ice load strength calculations up to landing C-130s and firing artillery from the ice.

Ved fronten løber Ukraine ind i et stigende problem: Russerne skyder lige igennem de skudsikre veste I tæt samarbejde med det ukrainske forsvar har dansk firma opfundet en ny plade, der kan stoppe projektilerne.

Russian rounds started punching through “bulletproof” vests.

Now, 5.000 new armor plates from Denmark are heading to Ukraine to fix the problem - developed in close cooperation with Ukrainian forces.

Reporting by @tobiaslethklinge.bsky.social

www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

Northern Fleet re-establishes helicopter regiment Helicopters are vital for countering drones and protecting shipping, says Andrei Vrublevsky, commander of the Northern Fleet’s new helicopter regiment. According to the lieutenant colonel, a major ref...

Helicopters are vital for countering drones and protecting shipping, says Andrei Vrublevsky, commander of the Northern Fleet’s newly established helicopter regiment

Maybe why #DMA #DanishMaritimeAuthority requested to #Forsvaret #DK #Denmark that they should have some color added 😉

Today, two Tu-22M3 from Soltsy Air Base, escorted by two Su-35S, conducted a 4-hour training flight over the Baltic Sea and approached Danish airspace.

In the area of the island of Bornholm, the group was intercepted by a scrambled pair of Royal Danish Air Force F-35A from Skrydstrup Air Base.

🇫🇷🇩🇰 “Denmark will benefit from the increased production capacity for the SAMP/T NG system and the production of Aster missiles, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2028.”

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Forsvaret testet smarttelefoner under Cold Response Under øvelse Cold Response 2026 testet Forsvaret smarttelefoner i en løsning utviklet i samarbeid med sivile aktører.

The Norwegian Armed Forces tested smartphones in the field during Cold Response 26, under a civil-military cooperation program. www.digi.no/artikler/for...

They seem to be very busy at the manufacturer's - there's still some lorem ipsum on their home page. 😉

Are there any recorded instances of use of the return functionality?

Norway might have put their money on the right horse with the K239 Chunmoo purchase.

Framtidas slagmark er usynleg Gløym skotvekslingar og missil. Delar av framtidas slagmark kan vere usynleg. Somme av dei avgjerande stridane vil bli utkjempa i det elektromagnetiske spekteret.

A new report from The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment on electromagnetic warfare on the current and future battlefield. www.ffi.no/aktuelt/nyhe...

EU approves Patria-led FAMOUS 3 The EU Commission has approved the third phase of the Patria-led defence project FAMOUS 3, with a contribution of 79 million euros from the European…

nordicdefencesector.com/en/article/e...

Patria-led FAMOUS consortium enters third phase with further €79 million EU grant to speed up combat capability development | Patria

Patria-led FAMOUS consortium enters third phase with further €79 million EU grant to speed up combat capability development. www.patriagroup.com/newsroom/new...

Under isen i Hornavan: här testas framtidens undervattenssensorer Mitt i vackraste vårvintern får ett gäng forskare från FOI:s Enhet för hydroakustik och sensorsystem, tillsammans med representanter från bland annat FMV och företagen Saab, Reach SubSea, Optics 11 sa...

The Swedish Defence Research Agency with partners have been testing hydroacoustics and sensor systems under the ice in Hornavan, Sweden's deepest lake. www.foi.se/nyheter-och-...

Palantir is trying to worm their way into the government and security architecture of the Nordics as well, so this is worth sharing. In keeping with the common sentiment of ours being the stupidest possible timeline, this crap is just deep into cartoon villain territory.

#Sparta & General Skobelev #GeneralSkobelev outbound #BalticSea

#Russia #Navy escort nearby?

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🇸🇪 F 7 conscripts trained on supporting JAS 39 #Gripen at an alternative operating site.

Work involves refueling, rearming and aircraft maintenance to enable continued flight operations - from sites other than a home base.

📷 Astrid Amtén

Russia warns of rocket splashdowns north of Varanger and Bear Island Russia has issued a navigation warning for areas north of Varanger and northeast of Bear Island, in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. The warning remains in force until 30 April.

The "mysterious-light-in-skies" many Nordic media is reporting about Friday morning is the rocket launch from Plesetsk cosmodrome that the Barents Observer reported about earlier this week 😇

Efter Trumps trusler er svenske Sjöforsvaret en af Danmarks bedste venner: Nu vil Forsvaret endda have de samme kanoner Danmark har øjnene rettet mod svenske 'Ikea-kanoner', der skal styrke samarbejdet tværs over Øresund

After U.S. pressure, Denmark is quietly deepening military ties with Sweden - even looking at buying Swedish naval guns. 🇩🇰⚓️🇸🇪

www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

❗️Sweden aims to reach an agreement with Ukraine on Gripen fighter jets very soon, — Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergård

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion,

Sweden turns former SIGINT vessel into seabed warfare platform - Naval News Faced with the growing threat of sabotage to critical underwater infrastructure and a high-tempo security environment, Sweden is transforming its decommissioned signals intelligence (SIGINT) vessel HS...

"An interesting twist is that it isn’t just the vessel that is being brought out of retirement, but her crew will also be sourced from a somewhat unusual pool consisting of officers no longer in active service..."

www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Shadow tanker sailed outside 200-mile zone to avoid Norwegian scrutiny Norwegian authorities, to no avail, tried to establish contact with the 23-year-old tanker flying the flag of Equatorial Guinea and operating under opaque ownership as it sailed northwards towards Mur...

Shadow tanker sailed outside 200-mile EEZ to avoid Norwegian scrutiny. Norwegian authorities, to no avail, tried to establish contact with the 23-year-old tanker flying the flag of Equatorial Guinea

Sweden will spend up to 30 billion kronor on infrastructure prioritised by the military. Inlandsbanan is mentioned as a priority.

www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/rege...

The pattern of Russia-affiliated tankers avoiding hostile south Baltic Swedish waters have strengthened.

No outbound tankers has passed north of Bornholm since Sat and today inbound tankers started showing the same pattern.

This is brand new behavior, at least since Jan 1 2026.

Ukraine hopes to begin Gripen pilot training this year – Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden will discuss the possibility of beginning the training of Ukrainian pilots on Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets as early as thi...

#Ukraine hopes to begin #Gripen pilot training this year – Zelensky www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4...

Denmark would receive 8 M4A3E4 Shermans in April 1952, and these would go to the Tank School at Oksbøl. These Shermans hold the title of being the first official tanks of the Danish Army. The shipment of Shermans led to some friction between the two nations, as the Danes were really only interested in more modern options. M47 and M48 Pattons were unavailable, but in 1953, the US offered to pay for the delivery of British Centurions instead. This was accepted by Denmark, making delivery of any more M4s redundant. From: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/usa-codwar-m4a1e6-m4a3e4/

Vintage Friday: Denmark, being a founding member of NATO, qualified for the Mutual Defense Assistance Program, and were initially offered more modern US tanks, but as the Korean war ramped up upgunned Shermans instead were delivered in 1952, and used at the armour school in Oksbøl.