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# UK deploys RAF counter-drone unit to Denmark after incursions
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-02-raf-counter-drone-unit-denmark/
- Published: 2025-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:00:11.000Z
- Description: The UK deployed an RAF Regiment counter-drone unit with Leonardo's Falcon Shield system to Denmark, after drone incursions disrupted airports around two EU summits in Copenhagen.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Forces News, 2 October 2025](https://www.forcesnews.com/services/raf/uk-deploys-raf-counter-drone-units-denmark-following-latest-string-drone-sightings?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish how long the deployment lasts or whether it becomes a standing capability.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-13\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)