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{{Short description|Armed forces of Denmark}} | {{Short description|Armed forces of Denmark}} | ||
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{{Infobox national military | {{Infobox national military | ||
| name = Danish | | name = Danish Armed Forces | ||
| native_name = {{lang|da|Forsvaret}} | | native_name = {{lang|da|Forsvaret}} | ||
| image = [[File:National Coat of arms of Denmark.svg|165px]] | | image = [[File:National Coat of arms of Denmark.svg|165px]] | ||
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| caption2 = [[War flag]] and [[Ensign (flag)|Ensign]] of Denmark | | caption2 = [[War flag]] and [[Ensign (flag)|Ensign]] of Denmark | ||
| motto = {{lang|da|Fordi noget er værd at kæmpe for}}<br />({{translation|Because something is worth fighting for}}) | | motto = {{lang|da|Fordi noget er værd at kæmpe for}}<br />({{translation|Because something is worth fighting for}}) | ||
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes| | | founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1510}} | ||
| current_form = [[Danish Defence Agreement | | current_form = [[Danish Defence Agreement 2024–2033]] | ||
| disbanded = | | disbanded = | ||
| branches = [[File:Coat of arms of the Royal Danish Army.svg|20px]] [[Royal Danish Army]]<br />[[File:Emblem of the Royal Danish Navy.svg|15px|Emblem of the Danish Navy]] [[Royal Danish Navy]]<br />[[File:Royal Danish Air Force wings.svg|25px]] [[Royal Danish Air Force]]<br />[[File:Danish Home Guard logo.svg|15px|Coat of Arms of the Home Guard]] [[Home Guard (Denmark)|Home Guard]] | | branches = [[File:Coat of arms of the Royal Danish Army.svg|20px]] [[Royal Danish Army]]<br />[[File:Emblem of the Royal Danish Navy.svg|15px|Emblem of the Danish Navy]] [[Royal Danish Navy]]<br />[[File:Royal Danish Air Force wings.svg|25px]] [[Royal Danish Air Force]]<br />[[File:Danish Home Guard logo.svg|15px|Coat of Arms of the Home Guard]] [[Home Guard (Denmark)|Home Guard]] | ||
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<!-- Manpower -->| age = 18 for voluntary service | <!-- Manpower -->| age = 18 for voluntary service | ||
| conscription = [[Conscription in Denmark|Yes]] | | conscription = [[Conscription in Denmark|Yes]] | ||
| reaching = 76,970<ref>{{cite web|url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5caf2b62#/5caf2b62/1|title=Statistik - maj 2016}}</ref> | | reaching = 76,970<ref>{{cite web|url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5caf2b62#/5caf2b62/1|title=Statistik - maj 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| reserve = 12,000 + 51,000 volunteers in the Home Guard | | reserve = 12,000 + 51,000 volunteers in the Home Guard | ||
| deployed = 800 (2024)<ref>{{cite web |author1=Danish Defence |title=Forsvaret i verden lige nu |url=https://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/opgaver/kort/Pages/kort-over-opgaver.aspx |website=Forsvaret.dk |access-date=19 June 2018 |language=da |date=30 May 2018 |archive-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113039/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/opgaver/kort/Pages/kort-over-opgaver.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> | | deployed = 800 (2024)<ref>{{cite web |author1=Danish Defence |title=Forsvaret i verden lige nu |url=https://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/opgaver/kort/Pages/kort-over-opgaver.aspx |website=Forsvaret.dk |access-date=19 June 2018 |language=da |date=30 May 2018 |archive-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113039/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/opgaver/kort/Pages/kort-over-opgaver.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
<!-- Financial -->| amount = [[Danish krone|DKK]] | <!-- Financial -->| amount = [[Danish krone|DKK]] 105 billion <small>(2026)</small><br />(€14 billion)<ref name=Budget25>{{cite web | url=https://www.fmn.dk/da/arbejdsomraader/forlig-og-okonomi/okonomi-og-styring/| title=Økonomi og styring |publisher=fmn.dk|date=13 June 2025| access-date=30 July 2025|language=da}}</ref> | ||
| percent_GDP = | | percent_GDP = 3,5 % (2026)<ref name=DKDefSp>{{cite web | url=https://www.fmn.dk/globalassets/fmn/dokumenter/aarsrapporter/-2024-danish-defence-expenditures-.pdf#page=3| title=Danish Defence expenditures 2024 | page=3 | access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=NATODefSp>{{cite web|title=Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2024)|url=https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/6/pdf/240617-def-exp-2024-en.pdf|publisher=NATO|pages=4, 7|access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref> | ||
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| foreign_suppliers = | | foreign_suppliers = | ||
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The '''Danish Defence''' ({{langx|da|Forsvaret}}; {{langx|fo|Danska verjan}}; {{langx|kl|Illersuisut}}; {{literally|the Defence}}) is the unified [[armed forces]] of the [[Danish Realm|Kingdom of Denmark]] charged with the defence of Denmark and its self-governing territories [[Greenland]] and the [[Faroe Islands]]. The military also | The '''Danish Defence''' ({{langx|da|Forsvaret}}; {{langx|fo|Danska verjan}}; {{langx|kl|Illersuisut}}; {{literally|the Defence}}) is the unified [[armed forces]] of the [[Danish Realm|Kingdom of Denmark]] charged with the defence of Denmark and its self-governing territories [[Greenland]] and the [[Faroe Islands]]. The military also promotes Denmark's wider interests, support international [[peacekeeping]] efforts and provide [[humanitarian aid]].<ref name="Mission">{{cite web|author1=Defence Command Denmark|title=Mission and Objectives|url=https://www2.forsvaret.dk/eng/About/mission/Pages/Mission.aspx|website=Forsvaret.dk|access-date=14 May 2018|date=23 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
Since the creation of a standing military in 1510, the armed forces have seen action in many wars, most involving [[Sweden]], but also involving the world's [[great power]]s, including the [[Thirty Years' War]], the [[Great Northern War]], and the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. | Since the creation of a standing military in 1510, the armed forces have seen action in many wars, most involving [[Sweden]], but also involving the world's [[great power]]s, including the [[Thirty Years' War]], the [[Great Northern War]], and the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. | ||
Today, the armed forces consists of: the [[Royal Danish Army]], Denmark's principal [[land warfare]] branch; the [[Royal Danish Navy]], | Today, the armed forces consists of: the [[Royal Danish Army]], Denmark's principal [[land warfare]] branch; the [[Royal Danish Navy]], with a fleet of 20 commissioned ships; and the [[Royal Danish Air Force]], an [[air force]] with an operational fleet consisting of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. The Defence also includes the [[Danish Home Guard|Home Guard]]. Under the Danish Defence Law<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=6294 | title = LOV nr 122 af 27/02/2001 om forsvarets formål, opgaver og organisation m.v. | access-date = 30 July 2012 | language = da}}</ref> the [[Ministry of Defence (Denmark)|Minister of Defence]] serves as the commander of Danish Defence (through the [[Chief of Defence (Denmark)|Chief of Defence]] and the [[Defence Command (Denmark)|Defence Command]]) and the [[Danish Home Guard]] (through the [[Home Guard Command (Denmark)|Home Guard Command]]). [[De facto]] the Danish Cabinet is the commanding authority of the Defence, though it cannot mobilize the armed forces, for purposes that are not strictly defence oriented, without the consent of [[Parliament of Denmark|parliament]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Following the defeat in the [[Second Schleswig War]], the military became a political hot-button issue. Denmark [[Denmark during World War I|managed to maintain its neutrality]] during the [[First World War]], with a relative strong military force. However, following the [[Interwar period]], a more pacifistic government came to power, decreasing the size of the military. This resulted in Denmark having a limited military, when Denmark was [[German invasion of Denmark (1940)|invaded in 1940]].<ref name=FVHis /> | Following the defeat in the [[Second Schleswig War]], the military became a political hot-button issue. Denmark [[Denmark during World War I|managed to maintain its neutrality]] during the [[First World War]], with a relative strong military force. However, following the [[Interwar period]], a more pacifistic government came to power, decreasing the size of the military. This resulted in Denmark having a limited military, when Denmark was [[German invasion of Denmark (1940)|invaded in 1940]].<ref name=FVHis /> | ||
Since the establishment of the Danish military, the two branches operated independently, without much cooperation. They both had their own ministry, and their own air force.{{sfn|Olsen|1985|p=1-2}} The first proposal for a [[Unity of command|unified command]] came in 1928, when | Since the establishment of the Danish military, the two branches operated independently, without much cooperation. They both had their own ministry, and their own air force.{{sfn|Olsen|1985|p=1-2}} The first proposal for a [[Unity of command|unified command]] came in 1928, when [[Hjalmar Rechnitzer]] suggested an independent air force, with all three branches collected under a central {{lang|da|Rigsværn}} ({{translation|Realm Defence}}).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kongstad |first1=Jan O. |title=Den militære flyvnings udvikling i Danmark 1910-1932 |language=da |trans-title=The development of military aviation in Denmark 1910-1932 |date=2008 |isbn=978-87-7674-175-4 |page=73 |publisher=Syddansk Universitetsforlag }}</ref> It was however only after the lessons of [[Joint warfare|joint operations]] in [[World War II]], the branches were reorganized and collected under the newly created Danish Defence.<ref name=FVHis /> | ||
===Cold War and international engagements=== | ===Cold War and international engagements=== | ||
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Denmark tried to remain neutral after [[World War II]], with the proposed [[Scandinavian defence union]]. However, Norway resigned from the talks, and with [[Cold War]] tensions on the rise and the [[1948 Easter Crisis]], Denmark was forced to join the [[North Atlantic Treaty]].<ref name="FVHis">{{cite web |author1=Danish Defence |date=3 February 2014 |title=Danish Defence's History |url=http://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/historie/forsvarets/Pages/Forsvarsministerietshistorie2.aspx |access-date=21 December 2016 |website=forsvaret.dk |language=da}}</ref> During the Cold War, Denmark began to rebuild its military and to prepare for possible attacks by the [[Soviet Union]] and its [[Warsaw Pact]] allies. During this time Denmark participated in a number of UN peacekeeping missions including [[United Nations Emergency Force|UNEF]] and [[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus|UNFICYP]]. | Denmark tried to remain neutral after [[World War II]], with the proposed [[Scandinavian defence union]]. However, Norway resigned from the talks, and with [[Cold War]] tensions on the rise and the [[1948 Easter Crisis]], Denmark was forced to join the [[North Atlantic Treaty]].<ref name="FVHis">{{cite web |author1=Danish Defence |date=3 February 2014 |title=Danish Defence's History |url=http://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/historie/forsvarets/Pages/Forsvarsministerietshistorie2.aspx |access-date=21 December 2016 |website=forsvaret.dk |language=da}}</ref> During the Cold War, Denmark began to rebuild its military and to prepare for possible attacks by the [[Soviet Union]] and its [[Warsaw Pact]] allies. During this time Denmark participated in a number of UN peacekeeping missions including [[United Nations Emergency Force|UNEF]] and [[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus|UNFICYP]]. | ||
Following the end of the Cold War, Denmark began a more active foreign policy, deciding to participate in international operations. This began with the participation in the [[Bosnian War]], where the [[Royal Danish Army]] served as part of the [[United Nations Protection Force]] and | Following the end of the Cold War, Denmark began a more active foreign policy, deciding to participate in international operations. This began with the participation in the [[Bosnian War]], where the [[Royal Danish Army]] served as part of the [[United Nations Protection Force]] and was involved in two skirmishes. This was the first time the Danish Army was a part of a combat operation since World War 2.<ref name=nordbat>{{cite web|url=http://www.milhist.dk/post45/boellebank/boellebank_uk.htm |title=Operation ''Hooligan-bashing'' – Danish Tanks at War |first=Ole Kjeld |last=Hansen |year=1997 |access-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523143221/http://www.milhist.dk/post45/boellebank/boellebank_uk.htm |archive-date=23 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.uta.edu/cpsees/yec-394.txt#prof |publisher= [[University of Texas at Arlington]] |title= Yugoslav events chronology |date= 17 March 2000 |access-date= 29 January 2015 |archive-date= 11 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210511124005/https://www.uta.edu/cpsees/yec-394.txt#prof |url-status= dead }}</ref> On 29 April 1994, the [[Royal Danish Army]], while on an operation to relieve an observation post as part of the [[United Nations Protection Force]], the [[Jutland Dragoon Regiment]] came under artillery fire from the town of [[Kalesija]]. The [[United Nations Protection Force]] quickly returned fire and eliminated the artillery positions. On 24 October 1994, the [[Royal Danish Army]], while on an operation to reinforce an observation post in the town of [[Gradačac]], were fired upon by a [[T-54/T-55|T-55]] [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Serb]] tank. One of the three Danish [[Leopard 1]] tanks experienced slight damage, but all returned fired and put the [[T-55]] tank out of action. | ||
With the [[September 11 attacks]], Denmark joined US forces in the [[ | With the [[September 11 attacks]], Denmark joined US forces in the [[war on terror]], participating in both the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] and the [[Iraq War]]. In Afghanistan, 37 soldiers have been killed in various hostile engagements or as a result of friendly fire, and 6 have been killed in non-combat related incidents, bringing the number of Danish fatalities to 43,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://icasualties.org/oef/Nationality.aspx?hndQry=Denmark |title=Operation Iraqi Freedom | Iraq | Fatalities By Nationality |publisher=iCasualties |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=13 June 2011 |archive-date=22 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022110109/http://icasualties.org/OEF/Nationality.aspx?hndQry=Denmark |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2011/07/10/095336.htm |title=Dansk soldat er dræbt i Afghanistan |publisher=DR |date=10 July 2011}}</ref> being the highest loss [[per capita]] within the [[International Security Assistance Force|coalition forces]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Staff|title=Denmark Lost the Most Troops in Afghanistan|url=http://politiken.dk/udland/ECE649991/danmark-mister-flest-soldater-i-afghanistan/|website=politiken.dk|date=15 February 2009 |publisher=Politiken|access-date=22 November 2016|language=da}}</ref> Denmark has since participated in [[Operation Ocean Shield]], the [[2011 military intervention in Libya]] and the [[American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War]]. | ||
U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] announced in January 2025 that he wanted to "buy" Greenland and express claims to the area belonging to Denmark. Danish politicians decided to significantly increase the military presence in Greenland and invest almost two billion euros to increase security in the strategically important [[Arctic region]]. The Ministry of Defense is planning three new ships for the Danish Arctic Navy (''MPV80''-class vessels), two additional long-range drones and satellites for better surveillance.<ref>https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/schutz-groenlands-daenemark-verstaerkt-militaer-in-der-arktis,UbA007z</ref> | U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] announced in January 2025 that he wanted to "buy" Greenland and express claims to the area belonging to Denmark. Danish politicians decided to significantly increase the military presence in Greenland and invest almost two billion euros to increase security in the strategically important [[Arctic region]]. The Ministry of Defense is planning three new ships for the Danish Arctic Navy (''MPV80''-class vessels), two additional long-range drones and satellites for better surveillance.<ref>{{cite web | title=Schutz Grönlands: Dänemark verstärkt Militär in der Arktis | date=28 January 2025 | url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/schutz-groenlands-daenemark-verstaerkt-militaer-in-der-arktis,UbA007z }}</ref> | ||
==Purpose and task== | ==Purpose and task== | ||
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===Total defence=== | ===Total defence=== | ||
{{see also|Total defence}} | {{see also|Total defence}} | ||
[[File:Danish Soldiers, Chinchilla, NATO Trident Juncture 15 (22715734756).jpg|thumb|Danish soldiers on patrol at the Chinchilla training area, Spain, during NATO exercise Trident Juncture 15]] | |||
Total Defence ({{langx|da|Totalforsvaret}}) is "the use of all resources in order to maintain an organized and functional society, and to protect the population and values of society".<ref name=Grundbog>{{cite book |author1=Chief of the Army |author-link1=Chief of the Royal Danish Army |title=Grundbog for hærens meninge |date=1972 |publisher=S. L. Møllers Bogtrykkeri |location=Copenhagen |url=http://fliphtml5.com/kyqx/wxtp/basic/ |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |page=19}}</ref> This is achieved by combining the military, [[Home Guard (Denmark)|Home Guard]], [[Danish Emergency Management Agency]] and elements of the [[Police of Denmark|police]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Friis |first1=Niels |title=Forsvarsforligets betydning for totalforsvaret |trans-title=The Defence Agreement's Effect on the Total Defence|url=https://krigsvidenskab.dk/forsvarsforligets-betydning-totalforsvaret |website=krigsvidenskab.dk |access-date=19 June 2018 |language=da |date=1 March 2007}}</ref> The concept of total defence was created following World War II, where it was clear that the defence of the country could not only rely on the military, but there also need to be other measures to ensure a continuation of society.<ref name=Grundbog/> As a part of the Total Defence, all former conscripts can be recalled to duty, in order to serve in cases of emergency.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Jydske Dragonregiment |title=Hærens Basis Uddnnelse |url=http://forsvaret.dk/JDR/Uddannelsesbataljonen/Forsvarets%20uddannelser/H%C3%A6rens%20Basis%20Uddannelse/Pages/default.aspx |website=forsvaret.dk |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da}}</ref> | Total Defence ({{langx|da|Totalforsvaret}}) is "the use of all resources in order to maintain an organized and functional society, and to protect the population and values of society".<ref name=Grundbog>{{cite book |author1=Chief of the Army |author-link1=Chief of the Royal Danish Army |title=Grundbog for hærens meninge |date=1972 |publisher=S. L. Møllers Bogtrykkeri |location=Copenhagen |url=http://fliphtml5.com/kyqx/wxtp/basic/ |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |page=19}}</ref> This is achieved by combining the military, [[Home Guard (Denmark)|Home Guard]], [[Danish Emergency Management Agency]] and elements of the [[Police of Denmark|police]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Friis |first1=Niels |title=Forsvarsforligets betydning for totalforsvaret |trans-title=The Defence Agreement's Effect on the Total Defence|url=https://krigsvidenskab.dk/forsvarsforligets-betydning-totalforsvaret |website=krigsvidenskab.dk |access-date=19 June 2018 |language=da |date=1 March 2007}}</ref> The concept of total defence was created following World War II, where it was clear that the defence of the country could not only rely on the military, but there also need to be other measures to ensure a continuation of society.<ref name=Grundbog/> As a part of the Total Defence, all former conscripts can be recalled to duty, in order to serve in cases of emergency.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Jydske Dragonregiment |title=Hærens Basis Uddnnelse |url=http://forsvaret.dk/JDR/Uddannelsesbataljonen/Forsvarets%20uddannelser/H%C3%A6rens%20Basis%20Uddannelse/Pages/default.aspx |website=forsvaret.dk |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da}}</ref> | ||
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The Defence agreement ("[[Danish Defence Agreement 2018–23|Defence Agreement 2018–23]]") was signed 28 January 2018, and calls for an increase in spending, [[cyber security]] and capabilities to act in international operations and international stabilization efforts.<ref name=2018-23>{{cite web |author1=Ministry of Defence |author-link1=Ministry of Defence (Denmark) |title=Agreement for Danish Defence 2018 - 2023 |url=http://www.fmn.dk/eng/allabout/Pages/danish-defence-agreement.aspx |website=fmn.dk |publisher=Ministry of Defence |access-date=9 November 2018 |date=14 October 2018 |archive-date=9 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109234635/http://www.fmn.dk/eng/allabout/Pages/danish-defence-agreement.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The reaction speed is increased, with an entire [[brigade]] on standby readiness; the military retains the capability to continually deploy 2,000 soldiers in international service or 5,000 over a short time span. The standard mandatory [[Conscription in Denmark|conscription]] is expanded to include 500 more, with some of these having a longer service time, with more focus on national challenges.<ref name=2018-23/> | The Defence agreement ("[[Danish Defence Agreement 2018–23|Defence Agreement 2018–23]]") was signed 28 January 2018, and calls for an increase in spending, [[cyber security]] and capabilities to act in international operations and international stabilization efforts.<ref name=2018-23>{{cite web |author1=Ministry of Defence |author-link1=Ministry of Defence (Denmark) |title=Agreement for Danish Defence 2018 - 2023 |url=http://www.fmn.dk/eng/allabout/Pages/danish-defence-agreement.aspx |website=fmn.dk |publisher=Ministry of Defence |access-date=9 November 2018 |date=14 October 2018 |archive-date=9 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109234635/http://www.fmn.dk/eng/allabout/Pages/danish-defence-agreement.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The reaction speed is increased, with an entire [[brigade]] on standby readiness; the military retains the capability to continually deploy 2,000 soldiers in international service or 5,000 over a short time span. The standard mandatory [[Conscription in Denmark|conscription]] is expanded to include 500 more, with some of these having a longer service time, with more focus on national challenges.<ref name=2018-23/> | ||
In 2024, after more than a decade of significant cuts in defense spending, the Danish government allocated around 25.5 billion euros for its military over a period until 2034, part of which is earmarked for the Arctic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milliardeninvestitionen: Dänemark verstärkt Militär in der Arktis |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/daenemark-arktik-nordatlantik-militaer-ruestungsausgaben-102.html |access-date=2025 | In 2024, after more than a decade of significant cuts in defense spending, the Danish government allocated around 25.5 billion euros for its military over a period until 2034, part of which is earmarked for the Arctic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milliardeninvestitionen: Dänemark verstärkt Militär in der Arktis |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/daenemark-arktik-nordatlantik-militaer-ruestungsausgaben-102.html |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=tagesschau.de |language=de}}</ref> | ||
===Expenditures=== | ===Expenditures=== | ||
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Approximately 95% of the budget goes directly to running the Danish military including the Home guard. Depending on year, 50–53% accounts for payment to personnel, roughly 14–21% on acquiring new material, 2–8% for larger ships, building projects or infrastructure and about 24–27% on other items, including purchasing of goods, renting, maintenance, services and taxes. | Approximately 95% of the budget goes directly to running the Danish military including the Home guard. Depending on year, 50–53% accounts for payment to personnel, roughly 14–21% on acquiring new material, 2–8% for larger ships, building projects or infrastructure and about 24–27% on other items, including purchasing of goods, renting, maintenance, services and taxes. | ||
The remaining 5% is special expenditures to NATO, branch shared expenditures, special services and civil structures, here in including running the [[Danish Maritime Safety Administration]], [[Danish Emergency Management Agency]] and the Administration of Conscientious Objectors ([http://militaernaegter.dk Militærnægteradministrationen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323002924/http://militaernaegter.dk/ |date=2009 | The remaining 5% is special expenditures to NATO, branch shared expenditures, special services and civil structures, here in including running the [[Danish Maritime Safety Administration]], [[Danish Emergency Management Agency]] and the Administration of Conscientious Objectors ([http://militaernaegter.dk Militærnægteradministrationen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323002924/http://militaernaegter.dk/ |date=23 March 2009 }}). | ||
Because Denmark has a small and highly specialized military industry, the vast majority of Danish Defence's equipment is imported from NATO and the [[Nordic countries]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms.polsci.ku.dk/pdf/dk_nato_omdoemme.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023141751/http://cms.polsci.ku.dk/pdf/dk_nato_omdoemme.pdf |archive-date=2014 | Because Denmark has a small and highly specialized military industry, the vast majority of Danish Defence's equipment is imported from NATO and the [[Nordic countries]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms.polsci.ku.dk/pdf/dk_nato_omdoemme.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023141751/http://cms.polsci.ku.dk/pdf/dk_nato_omdoemme.pdf |archive-date=23 October 2014 |url-status=live|title=Danmarks NATO omdømme|author=Jens Ringsmose|website=cms.polsci.ku.dk|date=November 2007|publisher=Dansk Institut for Militære Studier}}</ref> | ||
====Yearly data==== | ====Yearly data==== | ||
There are significant differences between the Danish method and the NATO method of calculating defense budgets (among others due to what can be included), with the former resulting a considerably lower numbers than the latter.<ref name=DKDefSp/> For example, according to the Danish method, the expenditures in 2024 was DKK 36.16 billion, but according to the NATO method it was DKK 68.67 billion.<ref name=DKDefSp/> Using the NATO method, it has consistently increased in the last decade, with the budget tripling from 2014 to 2024 (DKK 22.77 to 68.67 billion) and the percentage doubling (1.15 to 2.37%).<ref name=DKDefSp/> The following all use the Danish method: | There are significant differences between the Danish method and the NATO method of calculating defense budgets (among others due to what can be included), with the former resulting in a considerably lower numbers than the latter.<ref name=DKDefSp/> For example, according to the Danish method, the expenditures in 2024 was DKK 36.16 billion, but according to the NATO method it was DKK 68.67 billion.<ref name=DKDefSp/> Using the NATO method, it has consistently increased in the last decade, with the budget tripling from 2014 to 2024 (DKK 22.77 to 68.67 billion) and the percentage doubling (1.15 to 2.37%).<ref name=DKDefSp/> The following all use the Danish method: | ||
'''Danish Defence expenditures (1949–1989)'''<ref name="Danish Agency for Governmental Management">("''[http://www.oes.dk/ Økonomi-styrelsen]''") ([http://www.oes-cs.dk/bevillingslove/ Finance law 1996 to 2006], [[Danish Agency for Governmental Management]])</ref><ref name="Danmarks Statistik">1976–1989, [[Danmarks Statistik]]</ref> | '''Danish Defence expenditures (1949–1989)'''<ref name="Danish Agency for Governmental Management">("''[http://www.oes.dk/ Økonomi-styrelsen]''") ([http://www.oes-cs.dk/bevillingslove/ Finance law 1996 to 2006], [[Danish Agency for Governmental Management]])</ref><ref name="Danmarks Statistik">1976–1989, [[Danmarks Statistik]]</ref> | ||
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'''Danish Defence expenditures (1990–)'''<ref name="Danish Agency for Governmental Management" /><ref name="Danmarks Statistik" /><ref>{{cite web|author1=Danish Ministry of Defence|author-link1=Ministry of Defence (Denmark)|title=Defence Economy|url=http://www.fmn.dk/videnom/Pages/ministeromraadetsoekonomi.aspx|website=fmn.dk|access-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028232520/http://www.fmn.dk/videnom/Pages/ministeromraadetsoekonomi.aspx|archive-date=28 October 2017|language=da|date=8 May 2018}}</ref> | '''Danish Defence expenditures (1990–)'''<ref name="Danish Agency for Governmental Management" /><ref name="Danmarks Statistik" /><ref>{{cite web|author1=Danish Ministry of Defence|author-link1=Ministry of Defence (Denmark)|title=Defence Economy|url=http://www.fmn.dk/videnom/Pages/ministeromraadetsoekonomi.aspx|website=fmn.dk|access-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028232520/http://www.fmn.dk/videnom/Pages/ministeromraadetsoekonomi.aspx|archive-date=28 October 2017|language=da|date=8 May 2018}}</ref> | ||
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==Branches== | ==Branches== | ||
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[[File:Jydske Dragonregiment (8108898747).jpg|thumb|[[Leopard 2]] battle tank]] | [[File:Jydske Dragonregiment (8108898747).jpg|thumb|[[Leopard 2]] battle tank]] | ||
{{main|Royal Danish Army}} | {{main|Royal Danish Army}} | ||
The Danish Royal Army ({{langx|da|Hæren}}) consists of 2 brigades, organised into 3 regiments, and a number of support centres, all commanded through the [[Army Staff (Denmark)|Army Staff]]. The army is a mixture of [[Mechanized infantry]] and [[Armoured cavalry]] with limited capabilities in [[Armoured warfare]]. | The Danish Royal Army ({{langx|da|Hæren}}) consists of 2 brigades, organised into 3 regiments, and a number of support centres, all commanded through the [[Army Staff (Denmark)|Army Staff]]. The army is a mixture of [[Mechanized infantry]] and [[Armoured cavalry]] with limited capabilities in [[Armoured warfare]]. | ||
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[[File:HDMS Vaedderen (F359).jpg|thumb|[[HDMS Vædderen (F359)|''Vædderen'']], a {{sclass|Thetis|patrol vessel}}]] | [[File:HDMS Vaedderen (F359).jpg|thumb|[[HDMS Vædderen (F359)|''Vædderen'']], a {{sclass|Thetis|patrol vessel}}]] | ||
{{main|Royal Danish Navy}} | {{main|Royal Danish Navy}} | ||
The Royal Danish Navy ({{langx|da|Søværnet}}) consists of [[frigate]]s, [[Patrol boat|patrol vessels]], [[Minesweeper|mine-countermeasure vessels]], and other miscellaneous vessels, many of which are issued with the modular mission payload system [[StanFlex]]. The navy's chief responsibility is maritime defence and maintaining the [[sovereignty]] of [[Denmark|Danish]], [[Greenland]]ic and [[Faroe Islands|Faroese]] [[territorial waters]]. | The Royal Danish Navy ({{langx|da|Søværnet}}) consists of [[frigate]]s, [[Patrol boat|patrol vessels]], [[Minesweeper|mine-countermeasure vessels]], and other miscellaneous vessels, many of which are issued with the modular mission payload system [[StanFlex]]. The navy's chief responsibility is maritime defence and maintaining the [[sovereignty]] of [[Denmark|Danish]], [[Greenland]]ic and [[Faroe Islands|Faroese]] [[territorial waters]]. | ||
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[[File:F16 - RIAT 2014 (14684934212).jpg|thumb|A RDAF [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16AM]]]] | [[File:F16 - RIAT 2014 (14684934212).jpg|thumb|A RDAF [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16AM]]]] | ||
{{main|Royal Danish Air Force}} | {{main|Royal Danish Air Force}} | ||
The Royal Danish Air Force ({{langx|da|Flyvevåbnet}}) consists of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. | The Royal Danish Air Force ({{langx|da|Flyvevåbnet}}) consists of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. | ||
===Danish Home Guard=== | ===Danish Home Guard=== | ||
{{main|Danish Home Guard}} | {{main|Danish Home Guard}} | ||
The Home Guard is voluntary service responsible for defence of the country, but has since 2008 also supported the army, in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Kosovo]]. | The Home Guard is voluntary service responsible for defence of the country, but has since 2008 also supported the army, in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Kosovo]]. | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
[[File:Strong Europe Tank Challenge 2016 (26813235502).jpg|thumb|Danish crew from the [[Jutland Dragoon Regiment]] during the 2016 Strong Europe Tank Challenge]] | |||
[[File:Fanen ved Tyren.jpg|thumb|[[Logistic Regiment (Denmark)|Logistic Regiment]] personnel, 2017]] | |||
{{Tree list}} | {{Tree list}} | ||
*'''Danish Defence'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Organisation of the Danish Armed Forces |url=https://www.forsvaret.dk/en/about-us/organisation/ |website=Forsvaret |publisher=Danish Defence |access-date=1 | *'''Danish Defence'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Organisation of the Danish Armed Forces |url=https://www.forsvaret.dk/en/about-us/organisation/ |website=Forsvaret |publisher=Danish Defence |access-date=1 February 2026}}</ref> | ||
** [[Defence Command (Denmark)|Defence Command]] | ** [[Defence Command (Denmark)|Defence Command]] | ||
*** [[Defence Staff (Denmark)|Defence Staff]] | |||
*** [[Army Command (Denmark)|Army Command]] | *** [[Army Command (Denmark)|Army Command]] | ||
**** [[Royal Danish Army]] | **** [[Royal Danish Army]] | ||
*** [[Naval Command (Denmark)| | *** [[Naval Command (Denmark)|Royal Danish Navy Command]] | ||
**** [[Royal Danish Navy]] | **** [[Royal Danish Navy]] | ||
*** [[Air Command (Denmark)|Air Command]] | *** [[Air Command (Denmark)|Air Command Denmark]] | ||
**** [[Royal Danish Air Force]] | **** [[Royal Danish Air Force]] | ||
*** [[Special Operations Command (Denmark)|Special Operations Command]] (SOKOM) | *** [[Special Operations Command (Denmark)|Special Operations Command]] (SOKOM) | ||
**** [[Jaeger Corps (Denmark)|Jaeger Corps]] | |||
**** [[Frogman Corps (Denmark)|Frogman Corps]] | |||
**** [[Sirius Dog Sled Patrol]] | |||
*** [[Joint Arctic Command]] | *** [[Joint Arctic Command]] | ||
*** | *** Operational Support Command | ||
*** | **** [[Danish Defence Medical Command|Defence Medical Command]] | ||
**** [[Danish Defence Maintenance Service|Defence Maintenance Service]] | |||
** [[Royal Danish Defence College]] | ** [[Royal Danish Defence College]] | ||
*** [[Royal Danish Military Academy]] | *** [[Royal Danish Military Academy]] | ||
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**** [[Air Force NCO School (Denmark)|Air Force NCO School]] | **** [[Air Force NCO School (Denmark)|Air Force NCO School]] | ||
*** [[Royal Danish Defence Language Academy]] | *** [[Royal Danish Defence Language Academy]] | ||
** [[Danish Defence | ** [[Danish Defence Personnel Command|Personnel Command]] | ||
** [[Danish Defence | ** [[Danish Defence Estates and Infrastructure Organisation|Estate Command]] | ||
{{Tree list/end}} | {{Tree list/end}} | ||
==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
[[File:Current Danish Deployments.png|thumb|right|400px|Red: national, light blue: UN, dark blue: NATO, green: coalitions]] | [[File:Current Danish Deployments.png|thumb|right|400px|Red: national, light blue: UN, dark blue: NATO, green: coalitions]] | ||
[[File:Danish deployments.jpg|thumb|right|Memorial to Danish overseas military deployments in Kastellet, Copenhagen]] | [[File:Danish deployments.jpg|thumb|right|Memorial to Danish overseas military deployments in Kastellet, Copenhagen]] | ||
Current deployment of Danish forces, per 10 | Current deployment of Danish forces, per 10 March 2016:<ref>{{cite web|title=Danish Defence around the world right now|url=http://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/opgaver/kort/Pages/kort-over-opgaver.aspx|website=forsvaret.dk|publisher=Forsvaret|access-date=6 March 2016|language=da}}</ref> | ||
===NATO=== | ===NATO=== | ||
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[[File:First Danish Female Fighter Pilot Lt. Line Bonde with her T-38 Talon at Sheppard AFB, Texas.jpg|thumb|upright|Lt. Line Bonde, the first female fighter pilot in the Royal Danish Air Force]] | [[File:First Danish Female Fighter Pilot Lt. Line Bonde with her T-38 Talon at Sheppard AFB, Texas.jpg|thumb|upright|Lt. Line Bonde, the first female fighter pilot in the Royal Danish Air Force]] | ||
Women in the military can be traced back to 1946, with the creation of ''Lottekorpset''. This corps allowed women to serve, however, without entering with the normal armed forces, and they were not allowed to carry weapons. In 1962, women were allowed in the military.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historisk tidslinje for ligebehandlings- og mangfoldighedstiltag i forsvaret |url=https://www2.forsvaret.dk/temaer/mangfoldighed/Documents/Historisk%20tidslinje%20for%20ligebehandlings%20og%20mangfoldighedstiltag%20i%20forsvaret.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182318/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/temaer/mangfoldighed/Documents/Historisk%20tidslinje%20for%20ligebehandlings%20og%20mangfoldighedstiltag%20i%20forsvaret.pdf |archive-date=2018 | Women in the military can be traced back to 1946, with the creation of ''Lottekorpset''. This corps allowed women to serve, however, without entering with the normal armed forces, and they were not allowed to carry weapons. In 1962, women were allowed in the military.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historisk tidslinje for ligebehandlings- og mangfoldighedstiltag i forsvaret |url=https://www2.forsvaret.dk/temaer/mangfoldighed/Documents/Historisk%20tidslinje%20for%20ligebehandlings%20og%20mangfoldighedstiltag%20i%20forsvaret.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182318/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/temaer/mangfoldighed/Documents/Historisk%20tidslinje%20for%20ligebehandlings%20og%20mangfoldighedstiltag%20i%20forsvaret.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da}}</ref> | ||
Currently 1,122 or 7.3% of all personnel in the armed forces are women.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse |title=Kvinder i Forsvaret og Beredskabsstyrelsen |url=http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/KvinderiForsvaret.aspx |website=forpers.dk |publisher=Danish Ministry of Defence |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=9 March 2018 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182505/http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/KvinderiForsvaret.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Women do not have to serve conscription in Denmark, since 1998, it is however possible to serve under conscription-like circumstances; 17% of those serving conscription or conscription-like are women.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse |title=Værnepligtige i Forsvaret og Beredskabsstyrelsen |url=http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/Vaernepligtige.aspx |website=forpers.dk |publisher=Danish Ministry of Defence |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=25 January 2018 |archive-date=23 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123054025/http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/Vaernepligtige.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Between 1991 and 31 December 2017, 1,965 women have been deployed to different international missions.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse |title=Udsendte |url=http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/Udsendte.aspx |website=forpers.dk |publisher=Danish Ministry of Defence |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=22 August 2018 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182608/http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/Udsendte.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Of those 3 women have lost their lives.<ref>{{cite web |title=Danske militære tab i international tjeneste |url=http://www.fns-naestved.dk/Danske%20tab.htm |website=fns-naestved.dk |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=31 May 2014}}</ref> In 1998, Police Constable Gitte Larsen was killed in [[Hebron]] on the [[West Bank]]. In 2003, ''Overkonstabel'' Susanne Lauritzen was killed in a traffic accident in [[Kosovo]]. In 2010, the first woman was killed in a combat situation, when ''Konstabel'' [[Sophia Bruun]] was killed by an IED in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web |title="Sophia var en rigtig husar" |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/article4336307.ece |website=jyllands-posten.dk |publisher=[[JP/Politikens Hus A/S]] |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=2 June 2010}}</ref> | Currently 1,122 or 7.3% of all personnel in the armed forces are women.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse |title=Kvinder i Forsvaret og Beredskabsstyrelsen |url=http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/KvinderiForsvaret.aspx |website=forpers.dk |publisher=Danish Ministry of Defence |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=9 March 2018 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182505/http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/KvinderiForsvaret.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Women do not have to serve conscription in Denmark, since 1998, it is however possible to serve under conscription-like circumstances; 17% of those serving conscription or conscription-like are women.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse |title=Værnepligtige i Forsvaret og Beredskabsstyrelsen |url=http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/Vaernepligtige.aspx |website=forpers.dk |publisher=Danish Ministry of Defence |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=25 January 2018 |archive-date=23 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123054025/http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/Vaernepligtige.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Between 1991 and 31 December 2017, 1,965 women have been deployed to different international missions.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse |title=Udsendte |url=http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/Udsendte.aspx |website=forpers.dk |publisher=Danish Ministry of Defence |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=22 August 2018 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182608/http://forpers.dk/hr/Pages/Udsendte.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Of those 3 women have lost their lives.<ref>{{cite web |title=Danske militære tab i international tjeneste |url=http://www.fns-naestved.dk/Danske%20tab.htm |website=fns-naestved.dk |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=31 May 2014}}</ref> In 1998, Police Constable Gitte Larsen was killed in [[Hebron]] on the [[West Bank]]. In 2003, ''Overkonstabel'' Susanne Lauritzen was killed in a traffic accident in [[Kosovo]]. In 2010, the first woman was killed in a combat situation, when ''Konstabel'' [[Sophia Bruun]] was killed by an IED in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web |title="Sophia var en rigtig husar" |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/article4336307.ece |website=jyllands-posten.dk |publisher=[[JP/Politikens Hus A/S]] |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=2 June 2010}}</ref> | ||
In 2005, [[Line Bonde]] became the first female fighter pilot in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brøndum|first1=Christian|title=First Female Fighter Pilot|url=https://www.b.dk/nationalt/foerste-kvindelige-jagerpilot-fedt-at-det-blev-mig|website=Berlingske|publisher=Berlingske Media|access-date=8 March 2018|date=6 July 2006}}</ref> In 2016, [[Lone Træholt]] became the first female general.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johansen|first1=Michelle Birch|title=Denmark Gets its First Female General|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2016-09-30-historisk-danmark-har-faaet-sin-foerste-kvindelige-general|website=TV2.dk|publisher=TV2|access-date=7 October 2016|language=da}}</ref> She was the only female general in the Danish armed forces until the army promoted [[Jette Albinus]] to the rank of brigadier general on 11 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/lokalt/2017-09-11-haeren-har-faaet-sin-foerste-kvindelige-general|title=Hæren har fået sin første kvindelige general|publisher=TV2|date=11 September 2017|access-date=16 April 2018 |language=da}}</ref> | In 2005, [[Line Bonde]] became the first female fighter pilot in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brøndum|first1=Christian|title=First Female Fighter Pilot|url=https://www.b.dk/nationalt/foerste-kvindelige-jagerpilot-fedt-at-det-blev-mig|website=Berlingske|publisher=Berlingske Media|access-date=8 March 2018|date=6 July 2006}}</ref> In 2016, [[Lone Træholt]] became the first female general.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johansen|first1=Michelle Birch|title=Denmark Gets its First Female General|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2016-09-30-historisk-danmark-har-faaet-sin-foerste-kvindelige-general|website=TV2.dk|date=30 September 2016 |publisher=TV2|access-date=7 October 2016|language=da}}</ref> She was the only female general in the Danish armed forces until the army promoted [[Jette Albinus]] to the rank of brigadier general on 11 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/lokalt/2017-09-11-haeren-har-faaet-sin-foerste-kvindelige-general|title=Hæren har fået sin første kvindelige general|publisher=TV2|date=11 September 2017|access-date=16 April 2018 |language=da}}</ref> | ||
In May 2018, the [[Royal Life Guards (Denmark)|Royal Life Guards]] was forced to lower the height requirements for women, as the Danish Institute of Human Rights decided it was discrimination.<ref>{{cite web |author1=/ritzau/ |author-link1=Ritzau |title=Livgarden sænker højdekrav for kvindelige gardere |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/samfund/livgarden-saenker-hoejdekrav-for-kvindelige-gardere |website=berlingske.dk |publisher=Berlingske Media |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=18 May 2018}}</ref> | In May 2018, the [[Royal Life Guards (Denmark)|Royal Life Guards]] was forced to lower the height requirements for women, as the Danish Institute of Human Rights decided it was discrimination.<ref>{{cite web |author1=/ritzau/ |author-link1=Ritzau |title=Livgarden sænker højdekrav for kvindelige gardere |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/samfund/livgarden-saenker-hoejdekrav-for-kvindelige-gardere |website=berlingske.dk |publisher=Berlingske Media |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=da |date=18 May 2018}}</ref> | ||
===Conscription=== | ===Conscription=== | ||
{{Main|Conscription in Denmark}} | {{Main|Conscription in Denmark}} | ||
[[File:Vakt, Rosenborgs slott.jpg|thumb|upright|right|A conscript from the [[Royal Life Guards (Denmark)|Royal Life Guards]] standing guard at [[Rosenborg Castle]]]] | [[File:Vakt, Rosenborgs slott.jpg|thumb|upright|right|A conscript from the [[Royal Life Guards (Denmark)|Royal Life Guards]] standing guard at [[Rosenborg Castle]]]] | ||
Technically all Danish 18-year-old males are conscripts (37,897 in 2010, of whom 53% were considered suitable for duty).<ref>[http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5caf2b62#/5caf2b62/4 Statistical information from the draft board] {{in lang|da}}<!--Danish--></ref> Due to the large number of volunteers, 96-99% of the number required in the past three years,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2014/10/10/10132758.htm|title=Frivillig værnepligtig: Det er min drengedrøm|author=Thomas Klose Jensen|work=DR}}</ref> the number of men actually called up is relatively low (4,200 in 2012). There were additionally 567 female volunteers in 2010, who pass training on "conscript-like" conditions.<ref>[http://forsvaret.dk/FPT/Nyt%20og%20Presse/tal/vaernepligtige/Pages/default.aspx Ordinary conscript] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330162233/http://forsvaret.dk/FPT/Nyt%20og%20Presse/tal/vaernepligtige/Pages/default.aspx |date=2012 | Technically all Danish 18-year-old males are conscripts (37,897 in 2010, of whom 53% were considered suitable for duty).<ref>[http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5caf2b62#/5caf2b62/4 Statistical information from the draft board] {{in lang|da}}<!--Danish--></ref> Due to the large number of volunteers, 96-99% of the number required in the past three years,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2014/10/10/10132758.htm|title=Frivillig værnepligtig: Det er min drengedrøm|author=Thomas Klose Jensen|work=DR |date=13 October 2014 }}</ref> the number of men actually called up is relatively low (4,200 in 2012). There were additionally 567 female volunteers in 2010, who pass training on "conscript-like" conditions.<ref>[http://forsvaret.dk/FPT/Nyt%20og%20Presse/tal/vaernepligtige/Pages/default.aspx Ordinary conscript] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330162233/http://forsvaret.dk/FPT/Nyt%20og%20Presse/tal/vaernepligtige/Pages/default.aspx |date=30 March 2012 }} {{in lang|da}}<!--Danish--></ref> Universal conscription of women under a lottery system went into effect in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danish women to face conscription by lottery |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e0094n5d3o |access-date= 1 July 2025 |website=BBC |date=1 July 2025 |language=en-UK}}</ref> | ||
Conscripts to Danish Defence (army, navy and air force) generally serve four months,<ref>[http://www2.forsvaret.dk/uddannelsessite/uddannelser/Pages/Basisuddannelsen_i_haeren.aspx Army's basic training] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182352/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/uddannelsessite/uddannelser/Pages/Basisuddannelsen_i_haeren.aspx |date=2017 | Conscripts to Danish Defence (army, navy and air force) generally serve four months,<ref>[http://www2.forsvaret.dk/uddannelsessite/uddannelser/Pages/Basisuddannelsen_i_haeren.aspx Army's basic training] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182352/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/uddannelsessite/uddannelser/Pages/Basisuddannelsen_i_haeren.aspx |date=14 December 2017 }} {{in lang|da}}<!--Danish--></ref><ref>[http://www2.forsvaret.dk/uddannelsessite/uddannelser/Pages/Basisuddannelsen_i_flyvevaabnet.aspx Air force's basic training] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182355/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/uddannelsessite/uddannelser/Pages/Basisuddannelsen_i_flyvevaabnet.aspx |date=14 December 2017 }} {{in lang|da}}<!--Danish--></ref> except: | ||
* Conscripts of the [[Guard Hussar Regiment Mounted Squadron]] serve 12 months. | * Conscripts of the [[Guard Hussar Regiment Mounted Squadron]] serve 12 months. | ||
* Conscripts with Cyber-conscription, who serve 10 months.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse |title=Nu indfører Forsvaret cyberværnepligt |url=http://forpers.dk/nyheder/Pages/cybervaernepligt.aspx |website=forpers.dk/ |access-date=29 November 2019 |language=da |date=29 November 2019 |archive-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208005544/http://forpers.dk/nyheder/Pages/cybervaernepligt.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> | * Conscripts with Cyber-conscription, who serve 10 months.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse |title=Nu indfører Forsvaret cyberværnepligt |url=http://forpers.dk/nyheder/Pages/cybervaernepligt.aspx |website=forpers.dk/ |access-date=29 November 2019 |language=da |date=29 November 2019 |archive-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208005544/http://forpers.dk/nyheder/Pages/cybervaernepligt.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
* Conscripts aboard the [[HDMY Dannebrog (A540)|Royal Yacht ''Dannebrog'']] serve nine months.<ref>[http://www2.forsvaret.dk/uddannelsessite/uddannelser/Pages/Basisuddannelsen_i_soevaernet.aspx Navy's basic training] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182552/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/uddannelsessite/uddannelser/Pages/Basisuddannelsen_i_soevaernet.aspx |date=2017 | * Conscripts aboard the [[HDMY Dannebrog (A540)|Royal Yacht ''Dannebrog'']] serve nine months.<ref>[http://www2.forsvaret.dk/uddannelsessite/uddannelser/Pages/Basisuddannelsen_i_soevaernet.aspx Navy's basic training] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182552/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/uddannelsessite/uddannelser/Pages/Basisuddannelsen_i_soevaernet.aspx |date=14 December 2017 }} {{in lang|da}}<!--Danish--></ref> | ||
* Conscripts in the [[Danish Emergency Management Agency]] serve nine months.<ref>[http://brs.dk/vaernepligt/Pages/forside_vaernepligt.aspx Conscription in the Danish Emergency Management Agency] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517190657/http://brs.dk/vaernepligt/Pages/forside_vaernepligt.aspx |date=2014 | * Conscripts in the [[Danish Emergency Management Agency]] serve nine months.<ref>[http://brs.dk/vaernepligt/Pages/forside_vaernepligt.aspx Conscription in the Danish Emergency Management Agency] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517190657/http://brs.dk/vaernepligt/Pages/forside_vaernepligt.aspx |date=17 May 2014 }} {{in lang|da}}<!--Danish--></ref> | ||
* Conscripts in the [[Royal Life Guards (Denmark)|Royal Life Guards]] serve eight months. | * Conscripts in the [[Royal Life Guards (Denmark)|Royal Life Guards]] serve eight months. | ||