Denmark reported more mysterious drone observations on Saturday – this time about military installations, including the largest military base – after raids at airports that had fleeing this week. NATO country still looks at how to respond.
The armed forces of Denmark reported that more drones were observed at night, According to Reuters.
“The Danish defense can confirm that drones were observed last night at various locations of the Danish defense. Various possibilities were deployed,” a spokesperson told The Outlet.
The police said that drones were seen near the Karup Air Base in West -Denmark, Reuters reported, referring to Ritzau News Agency.
Denmark regards the activation of NATO article 4 after drones fly over airports
A light moves in the air above Aalborg, Denmark, on 24 September 2025, amidst reports of Drone observations that led to the airport of the city being closed. (Morten Skov/@Mschieller69609/Via Reuters)
In addition to the observations in Denmark, Norway also had a reported run-in with drones. Norwegian police are reportedly investigating possible observations of drone near an air force base in Central Norway, Reuters reported, adding that the base houses the F-35 fighter jets of the country.
“The guards at the base made various observations outside the circumference of the base early on Saturday,” a spokesperson for the joint headquarters of the Norwegian armed forces told Reuters.
Saturday’s incident in Denmark only came a few days after the airport of the country used by the Danish army was closed due to the observations of Drone.
Danish authorities said the drone incident was an “hybrid attack” that came from a “professional actor”, According to the BBC. The outlet said that the authorities specified that the drones were launched locally and did not come from Russia.
Police officers are a guard after all the traffic at Copenhagen airport is closed due to drone reports in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 22, 2025. (Ritzau Scanpix/Steven Beautiful via Reuters)
On Monday, a similar drone incident had an impact on Copenhagen airport. In contrast to the incident in Aalborg, some probably had that Russia could have been the perpetrator behind the attack.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that “the most serious attack on the Danish critical infrastructure was so far,” according to reports. She added that the country “do not exclude any options with regard to who is behind it”, Reuters reported.
NATO-Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday that he spoke with Frederiksen about the drones and that the alliance took the incidents ‘very seriously’.
“NATO bondmen and Denmark work together on how we can guarantee the safety and security of our critical infrastructure,” said Rutte in a post on X.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks to the media after conversations with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Chancellery on January 28, 2025 in Berlin. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
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While some believed that the country was considering activating NATO Article 4 to convene allied countries about the drone incidents, the Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said that the country “had no reason to do this”, According to Reuters. Rasmussen said that after Article 4 had recently been activated due to air disorders in Poland and Estonia, Denmark did not need to do the same, Reuters reported.
Despite the fact that they did not activate NATO response, nor shoot the drones, Denmark still considered a possible response to the observations.
