10/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/10/2025 11:11
Denmark is significantly increasing the combat power of the Danish Armed Forces by acquiring 16 additional F-35 fighter jets. This brings the total F-35 fleet of the Danish Armed Forces to 43 fighter jets.
"With the acquisition of 16 additional F-35 fighter jets, we deliver a historic strengthening of the Danish Air Force and the Danish Armed Forces. I am very pleased that we have concluded this agreement on the additional F-35 acquisition, which significantly increases the combat power of the Danish Armed Forces," says Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen.
The Danish Ministry of Defence will now initiate a dialogue with the F-35 Joint Program Office on the details of the acquisition of additional F-35 fighter jets, including possibilities for accelerated delivery of the new fighter jets to support a rapid upscaling of the Danish Armed Forces' combat power.
"Expanding the fleet of F-35 fighter jets is a key decision in the build-up of the Danish Armed Forces. The F-35 fighter jets are already a crucial operational part of both operations and assertion of sovereignty. With the decision to acquire 16 additional fighter jets the combat power, flexibility and Danish contribution to NATO is increased significantly, says Danish Chief of Defence Michael Hyldgaard.
The acquisition includes the procurement of additional replacement parts, threat simulators, flight simulators, training instrumentation, braking parachutes, deployment kits, facilities, and additional staffing.
In addition to the acquisition of fighter jets a number of unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircrafts (CCA) will also be acquired.
General information related to the acquisition: