Prime Ministers of Sweden and Denmark (Photo: facebook.com/UlfKristerssonM)

Sweden has decided to provide support to Denmark and send anti-drone units and systems. This was announced by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

Sweden has decided to provide Denmark with units with anti-missile capabilities, the so-called Counter UAS (C-UAS). The goal is to ensure security, as several meetings are scheduled this week: october 1 - a visit by EU leaders, and October 2 - a summit of the 47-member European Political Community.

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"The unit will report to the Danish Armed Forces and will support them in police operations in connection with the summits taking place this week," Kristersson said .

According to him, C-UAS systems are often used in combat operations for additional protection. All branches of the armed forces have systems of different composition that can detect drones and counter them in different ways.

"For example, the C-UAS system has recently been used in the Gotland Sentry operation and during the Air Force's participation in NATO's operation in Poland," the Swedish prime minister said .

Additionally, Sweden has given Denmark several powerful radar systems, which are "among the best in the world," for a period of time.

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"This is Swedish engineering that we can be really proud of. The radar systems were shipped yesterday (September 28)," Kristersson said .

UPDATED at 14:40. The French Defense Ministry has announced that it will send a Fennec helicopter and a 35-person temporary joint force unit to Denmark to "actively combat drones." France's military will cooperate with Danish authorities, reports Reuters.

A German government spokesman told reporters at a briefing that the country will send about 40 soldiers to Denmark to help detect, identify and defend against drones. The operation will last until October 7 .

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