Danish firms specialised in security and drone technology are receiving record orders as NATO ramps up its security systems over a growing concern about drone warfare after a series of accidents attributed to Russia.
Drone warfare has become one of the key elements of the war between Ukraine and Russia, often deploying new drones immune to jamming signals or even decoys to lure opponents. The spillover effect started to occur in Europe, with more frequent invasions of Europe’s airspace.
Weibel Scientific and MyDefence are the two companies that made headlines for their new contracts being sold to NATO members and Ukraine. Weibel received its most significant order ever, valued at $76 million, for its Doppler radar technology, which is used to spot and predict the movement of air objects, including drones, becoming increasingly accurate.
Meanwhile, MyDefence’s CEO, Dan Hermansen, admitted that the war in Ukraine has become a big turning point for the company, with double earnings from 2023 to 2024. So far, the company has sold more than 4,000 units of its wearable “Wingman” drone detector to Ukraine.
After drones were spotted last summer flying over five Danish airports, including Copenhagen’s and two military airports, Hermansen said that they received inquiries for their products from police forces and companies managing critical infrastructure.
The rise of awareness has first and foremost invested in NATO’s borders with Russia, with Denmark, Poland, and Romania deploying the US-built Merops system to detect and take down drones, even in cases of jammed satellite and electronic communications. Associated Press spoke with NATO military officials who openly talked about making the border with Russia, from Norway to Turkey, well-armed to deter Russia from ever thinking about attacking. This new policy started after an unprecedented number of drones entered NATO’s airspace in September, a move widely seen as Russia trying to test Europe’s response to such attacks.
