Denmark is considering purchasing Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft to help boost maritime surveillance around the Faroe Islands and Greenland, both semi-autonomous Danish territories. Denmark will look to collaborate with other NATO countries or proceed with the purchase itself.

The news comes shortly after Singapore officially selected the P-8A Poseidon as its next maritime patrol aircraft. If Denmark proceeds with the purchase, it will join a few other European countries, including Norway, that operate the aircraft. NATO member Germany is also set to receive its first P-8A Poseidon this year.

Collaborating With NATO Members

As reported by Reuters, Denmark’s Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Tuesday that the country's military could potentially buy a fleet of Bo

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