Danish military admits flaws in report about 2025 drone incursions

The Danish Armed Forces said Thursday it had made errors in its initial report on suspected drones of unknown origins that flew over the country in 2025.

Soldiers may have fired into the air while a civilian aircraft passed by, they said.

In late September of 2025, there were reports that unidentified drones had flown over several Danish airports and the Skrydstrup air base -- where Ukrainian pilots are trained on F-16 fighter jets.

Following some scepticism as to whether that was what had happened, this June the government and military confirmed that drones had flown over the country, even though their origin was still unknown.

Denmark's military also released a report about its handling of the incidents.

However their detailed account of one incident was called into question after media reported that witness accounts contradicting their version.

That prompted Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus to ask for a review.

In the revised report of the incident released Thursday, the military admitted that their account might have been mistaken.

But it stressed that their assessment was still that the soldiers had fired upon what was believed to have been a drone, based among other things on its flight pattern.

"The unit deployed in Borris was carrying out a sensitive guard duty whose purpose was to protect Ukrainian trainees in the camp, and the unit observed drones over the Borris camp on 24, 25, and 28 September 2025," it said.