Denmark bans drone flights after fresh drone sightings at military bases


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  • Sunday, 28 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand guard after all traffic has been closed at the Copenhagen Airport due to drone reports in Copenhagen, Denmark September 22, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Steven Knap via REUTERS/File Photo

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark ordered a ban on Sunday on civil drone flights, after drones were observed at several military facilities overnight, following a week in which drone sorties caused the temporary closures of several Danish airports.

The Danish military said in a statement it had deployed "several capacities" in response to the overnight sightings at bases, declining further comment on the nature of its response.

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