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The Minister of Defense has today informed the settlement circle that the defense manager's recommendation must be advanced and purchased a number of new capabilities for the defense. The capabilities amount to approx. 12 billion DKK 2033 and is financed with funds from the Acceleration Fund.
The construction of parts of the heavy brigade is advanced by 3-5 years and potentially purchase of two air tanker aircraft. These are some of the initiatives that are now initiated on the basis of the defense manager's recommendation. Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has today informed the settlement circle. "We are in a changed security policy reality, and therefore we must also have the construction of the Defense Power Faster, so that we increase the national defense and the collective deterrence. The defense manager has nominated a number of proposals for a first implementation of funds in the Acceleration Fund, and they must now be delivered. One purpose rapidly to strengthen the defense's fighting power, ”says Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
The Defense Chief has Set proposal for a first implementation of the acceleration fund of approx. 4.7 billion DKK in the period 2025-2033, which will advance the structure of the heavy brigade, including the following elements: 1) Two infantry company and a clearing division 2) Tactical drone section 3) Mechanized engineering company and new equipment to support engineering capacity 4) Terrained trucks 5) Containers for i.a. Workshop, office, analysis, propellant, water tanks, refrigeration and supply etc. "The acceleration fund enables, among other things, decisions that advance already planned capabilities and build new capabilities.
This strengthens the speed in the construction of the defense's fighting power and the defense's opportunity to create security for the kingdom, which is the essence of the acceleration fund," says acting defense chief Michael W. Hyldgaard. In addition, the Chief of Defense has recommended that Denmark become a partner in the so-called Multinational Mrtt Fleet (MMF) collaboration by initially purchasing flight hours for air tanking. Furthermore, negotiations are started with the ambition to buy a proportion of two air tanker aircraft. Any Danish participation is estimated to amount to approximately DKK 7.4 billion. DKK 2025-2033. "It is a capacity that will strengthen the air defense of Denmark and the Kingdom - and increase the fighting for the Danish defense, including our national operational needs. The air tanking capacity, for example, creates the prerequisite for operations with fighter aircraft in the Arctic and the North Atlantic. Furthermore, there is good potential for Nordic cooperation in the area," says Troels Lund Poulsen.
With agreement to strengthen the defense's fighting power, DKK 50 billion has been set aside. DKK 25 billion DKK in respectively. 2025 and 2026, in the Acceleration Fund for faster construction of the defense's fighting power. In addition, a framework of DKK 10 billion has been set aside. DKK annually in the period 2027-2033 to deal with the expenses arising from decisions made as an expiry of the Acceleration Fund, including new acquisitions, more personnel, buildings, etc.
Multinational Multi-Role Thoughts Transport Fleet (MMF) is a multinational collaboration in which several European NATO countries gather their need for air tanking and strategic air transport by jointly operating an air tanking capacity from European aircraft bases.
