Eurofighter rejoins Denmark's fighter replacement program

After pulling out in 2007 claiming the program was biased towards the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Eurofighter has formally rejoined Denmark's delayed Fighter Replacement Program (FRP) with the Typhoon. The Danish government suspended the FRP in 2010 but is expected to revisit the program by 2012.

Danish F-16s drop their first bombs on Libya

The Royal Danish Air Force has confirmed that its F-16s have released precision-guided bombs during combat missions over Libya. The RDAF have so far flown 12 sorties in support of the US-led Operation "Odyssey Dawn" with eleven of these were dedicated to air-to-ground tasks. Photos of its F-16s seen so far usually show a combat loadout of 2 GBU-31 JDAMs, with 3 AIM-120 and 1 AIM-9X Sidewinder AAMs.

Danish government commits F-16s for proposed Libya NFZ

The Danish foreign minister has said that the Royal Danish Air Force will contribute four F-16 fighter jets to take part in an internationally-backed no-fly zone over Libya if the UN Security Council approves the move.

VIDEO: Danish F-16s join Italian Typhoons at Winter Hide 2011

Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from the Italian Air Force's 4° Stormo hosted 11 Skrydstrup-based F-16 jets from the Royal Danish Air Force Base in a joint exercise codenamed Winter Hide 2011 at Grosseto, home of the Italian Typhoons.

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Denmark rejects NATO request for F-16 Afghan deployment

A NATO request for Denmark to deploy F-16s to Afghanistan has been rejected. Denmark already has 750 troops in volatile Helmand province and has proportionally suffered the heaviest losses of any ISAF nation with 34 combat and 2 non-combat deaths.