The Danish government plans to modernise the Danish Navy with 25 new vessels, advanced unmanned systems, and a strong focus on protecting critical underwater infrastructure.
The plan comes after the increasing Russian assertiveness, technological advancements in naval warfare, and recent sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea.
The Danish authorities have therefore split the naval upgrade into two tracks, one urgent and one long-term, to address both current vulnerabilities and future naval needs.
The urgent track will see immediate investments to tackle specific security issues. This includes the acquisition of new monitoring equipment to protect vital underwater infrastructure like seabed cables and pipelines.
These assets have been targeted repeatedly, including recent cases of suspected intentional