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Danish Soldier in Afganistan
Population: 5950000
Total Military Personnel: 83000
Air Force Personnel: 3500
Army Personnel: 88400
Navy Personnel: 3600
Tanks: 4
Vehicles: 4056
Self-Propelled Artillery: 19
Towed Artillery: 0
MLRS (Rocket Artillery): 0
Naval Assets: 91
Fritates: 9
Patrol Vessels: 45
Mine Warfare: 0
Submarines: 0
Destroyers: 0
Aircraft Total: 119
Fighters: 33
Helicopters: 34
Attack Helicopters: 0 
Defence Budget

The proposed defense budget for 2024 is 6.3 billion EUR. 

Main Expenditure Items

The focus will be on territorial defense, the Arctic, cyber security, and strengthening the Danish navy. Denmark also plans substantial military support for Ukraine by boost the Ukraine Assistance Fund with 1.4 bn euros in 2025, 1 bn in 2026, and 700 million in 2027.

Read More

The Ministry of Defence of Denmark: The Danish Government plans to boost the Defence Agreement and its Ukraine Assistance Fund
The Ministry of Defence of Foreign Affairs: Danish Defence and Diplomacy in Times of Change
Global Firepower: Military Strenght of Denmark
The Security Policy Analysis Group: Danish Security and Defence towards 2035
Centre For Military Studies,  University of Copenhagen: An Analysis of Conditions for Danish Defence Policy – Strategic Choices 2012