Reuters has learned about Denmark's plans to purchase air defense systems for almost $ 9 billion.

Denmark plans to purchase 58 billion Danish crowns ($9.11 billion) worth of European-made air defense systems, which will be the largest military purchase in the country's history. This was reported on September 12 by the Reuters news agency, citing a statement by Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

It is specified that the state plans to purchase eight systems in total, including SAMP/T of Italian-French production, as well as medium-range air defense systems manufactured by Norway, Germany or France.

"There is no doubt that the security situation is under threat," Poulsen said.

From the position of the victim: Poland asked to apply Article 4 of NATO

What does this article mean and what are its implications?

On September 10, the operational command of the branches of the Armed Forces of Poland (RFA) reported on the defeat of several drones by the Polish military that violated the country's airspace. Later, Reuters, citing sources in NATO, said that the alliance did not regard the incident with the drone in Poland as an attack.

On the same day, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that European allies had made an offer to the Polish authorities to strengthen the country's air defense system in connection with the incident involving the penetration of drones into the republic's airspace.

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