Denmark allocates $107 million to buy small, frost-resistant drones for day and night operations

The Danish Ministry of Defence wants to acquire two types of drones that can perform night and daytime operations. But there are several important requirements for the drones.

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Both drones must be compact so that they can be transported in cars. One of the main requirements is frost resistance, as the drones will have to carry out missions in low temperatures (down to -40 degrees Celsius / 14 degrees Fahrenheit). The UAVs must also be protected against cyber and electronic warfare

The Danish Ministry of Defence will take flight time, range and data transfer speed into account when selecting a drone. In particular, it is noted that the drone must stay in the air for at least 8 hours and have a range of 90 km.

Denmark has experimented with different types of compact UAVs before, but has never used large drones like the MQ-9 Reaper. Such platforms are expensive and require advanced infrastructure.

Denmark, on the other hand, has territorial claims near the Faroe Islands and northern Greenland. There is virtually no infrastructure in these regions. Therefore, the Scandinavian country is considering drones with vertical take-off and landing, which do not need airstrips.

The tender calls for the purchase of drones for reconnaissance, so they must be equipped with cameras, thermal imaging cameras and laser target designators. Denmark is earmarking $107 million for the drone purchase. The tender will close on March 23.

Source: Defense News