COPENHAGEN: The United States is sending anti-drone defenses to Denmark as it hosts an EU summit this week, Copenhagen’s defense ministry said Tuesday, after drones over the Nordic country closed several airports. Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden have also all sent anti-drone technology ahead of the summit to Denmark, which fears Russian surveillance of its military sites. “We are pleased and grateful that the USA also supports Denmark with anti-drone capabilities in connection with the upcoming summit,” the defense ministry said in a post to X.

Drone sorties over past week have caused the temporary closures of several Danish airports, raising security concerns.

The ban on civilian unmanned flights will last until Friday and comes as heads of EU governments gather amid spate of drone incursions