COPENHAGEN, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Denmark expects to invest 40 billion Danish crowns ($5.47 billion) in new warships as the NATO member seeks to bolster its maritime security in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
As part of the investments due over the next 20 to 25 years, a partnership with the country’s maritime industry was launched, aiming to develop and build the new warships in Denmark, Defence Minister Morten Bodskov said in a statement.
Actually not bad at all considering it’s spread over 20 years but I guess as always the details will be in the contracts.
“Det går ikke, særligt i en tid med krig i Europa, at det danske forsvar har problemer med at få bygget skibe og andet materiel. Derfor tager vi fat nu og lancerer et partnerskab, så vi har grundlaget i Danmark for at kunne investere op mod 40 milliarder kroner i de næste lidt over 20 år i udskiftninger i store dele af vores flåde, siger Bødskov.”
I would politely point out here that you could build your own warships until you closed the Odense Staalskibsværft in 2012.
Denmark built the current Iver Huitfeldt class itself until the state told many Danes in the shipyard in Odense that Denmark no longer need them, people who used to be proud shipbuilders…
3 comments
COPENHAGEN, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Denmark expects to invest 40 billion Danish crowns ($5.47 billion) in new warships as the NATO member seeks to bolster its maritime security in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
As part of the investments due over the next 20 to 25 years, a partnership with the country’s maritime industry was launched, aiming to develop and build the new warships in Denmark, Defence Minister Morten Bodskov said in a statement.
Actually not bad at all considering it’s spread over 20 years but I guess as always the details will be in the contracts.
“Det går ikke, særligt i en tid med krig i Europa, at det danske forsvar har problemer med at få bygget skibe og andet materiel. Derfor tager vi fat nu og lancerer et partnerskab, så vi har grundlaget i Danmark for at kunne investere op mod 40 milliarder kroner i de næste lidt over 20 år i udskiftninger i store dele af vores flåde, siger Bødskov.”
I would politely point out here that you could build your own warships until you closed the Odense Staalskibsværft in 2012.
Denmark built the current Iver Huitfeldt class itself until the state told many Danes in the shipyard in Odense that Denmark no longer need them, people who used to be proud shipbuilders…