Jyllands-posten: Denmark will spend $5.6 billion over 10 years to modernize the armed forcesDenmark will allocate 38 billion kronor ($5.6 billion) over ten years to modernize the kingdom's armed forces.
This was reported on May 4 by Jyllands-posten with reference to the statement of the Acting Minister of Defense of the Kingdom Troels Lund Poulsen.
"We are in a situation where the tasks that the armed forces must solve today cannot be solved in the future with the money that is currently allocated to the armed forces," Poulsen said during a press conference.
It is assumed that the allocated funds will "restore the foundations" of the Danish armed forces. The money will be spent on the repair and maintenance of all assets of the Danish army: from barracks buildings and sewers to IT equipment.
The amount will be divided into two parts. The first will be used to modernize worn-out equipment and buildings, the second will be used to purchase new weapons and increase the size of the army.
After the transfer of weapons to the Kiev regime, Western countries began strengthening their armed forces. So, at the end of April, the US State Department approved the purchase by the UK of up to 768 APKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System II) complexes in the amount of $31.2 million.
At the same time, it was reported that the British company MBDA would supply Poland with CAMM anti-aircraft missiles and launchers worth £1.9 billion ($2.3 billion) as part of the modernization of the air defense forces. The company clarified that we are talking about CAMM (Common Anti-air Modular Missile) anti-aircraft missiles and Launcher launchers.
In March, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced an increase in the country's defense spending by £5 billion (about $6 billion).
In January, Washington, as part of the largest military aid package in history, allocated $682 million to the countries of the eastern NATO bloc for the purchase of weapons. This was necessary to replenish the military equipment they donated to Ukraine.
Western countries have increased military support for Ukraine against the background of a special military operation, which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24. Its main task was to protect the population of Donbass.
