Denmark eyes Boeing P-8 aircraft for Arctic surveillance (16. September 2025)
In an interview with Danish broadcaster TV2, Troels Lund Poulsen stated that the country could buy “a fleet” of Boeing planes, an acquisition estimated to be worth billions of dollars.
“I would prefer that we collaborate with other NATO countries to get the most value for our money and to have a greater degree of flexibility – but if that proves impossible, I am also willing to accept that we will have to acquire this P-8 aircraft capacity ourselves,” Poulsen told Reuters in a statement.
Of specific interest is to increase threat awareness surrounding Greenland and the Faroe Islands, which are semi-autonomous Danish territories.
Denmark – Multi-Mission Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft P-8A
The Government of Denmark has requested to buy up to three (3) P-8A Patrol Aircraft; four (4) Multifunctional Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems; four (4) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies for the AN/AAQ-24(V)N; four (4) system processor replacements for AN/AAQ-24(V)N with Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Modules (SAASMs); and eight (8) LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems / Inertial Navigations Systems with SAASMs. The following non-MDE items will be included: Tactical Open Mission Software; electro-optical and infrared MX-20HD systems; NexGEN Missile Warning Sensors for the AN/AAQ-24(V)N; AN/AAQ-2(V) acoustic systems; AN/APY-10 radar systems; ALQ-213 early warning management systems; A/N UPX-43 interrogators; KIV-78A cryptographic appliqués; A/N APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe transmitters; AN/ARC-210 ultra high frequency / very high frequency radios; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System (CMDS) programmers; KY-100M communications security (COMSEC) devices; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated cost is $1.8 billion.
