Hans Tino Hansen
Realistic optimist, Founder & CEO Risk Intelligence, IR & economics, defence, security, military and naval history - especially during the Napoleonic period - the Cold War…and football
On Bluesky since 11 Nov 2024
- 🇫🇮 may raise the max age for reservists to 65, which will increase total to 1 million(!). What would it return in 🇩🇰? 🇩🇰 hasn’t produced fully trained conscripts 2004-2025, but up to 25,000 contract personel. Add all trained 1979-2004 ca 325,000 or a total of 350,000ish www.defmin.fi/en/topical/p...
- 830m EUR of profits of frozen Russian assets will be invested in 🇺🇦 defence industry by 🇩🇰 on behalf of the 🇪🇺 in addition to funds from 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸🇨🇦plus 🇩🇰 funding of about 600m EUR for 2024-2027. Hopefully, in the near future the actual Russian assets will also be handed to 🇺🇦 www.fmn.dk/en/news/2025...
- New analysis unveiled that Danish defence requires investments in IT of up to 21bn DKK (2.8bn EUR) in order to catch up with legacy IT challenges due to low previous investment levels as well as new substantial investments in IT and data for Multi-Domain Operations. www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...
- The state of Danish defence buildings and facilities is criticial, which comes as no surprise to those having witnessed their decline due to neglect the last 20+ years. Analysis now indicates renovating all 2.6m m2 to medium standard will cost 26.9bn DKK (3.6bn EUR). www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...
- Endeligt sker der noget mht krigsforsikring af den danske handelsflåde i tilfælde af stormagtskrig eller krig mod Danmark, hvor den kommercielle krigsforsikring bortfalder. Dette er en af forudsætningerne for at skibstrafikken kan opretholdes i krig. www.maritime.direct/danmark-erhv...
- According to DR, and as I have mentioned back in February 2022, March 2023 and January this year, P-8 Poseidon is on the shortlist for the 🇩🇰 Airforce for surveillance and anti-submarine warfare operations in the North Atlantic and Greenland. This could be in cooperation with 🇳🇴
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- Not really
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- Yes, they already do so.
- 4. maj i Mindelunden Må vi igen blive klar til at forsvare alt det der er os kært.
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- At least we are going in the right direction.
- Long range ballistic systems is a decisive component in changing the balance between Russian and Ukrainian military capacity. It will also play a key role if/when Ukraine do not get sufficient and necessary hard security guarantees for a peace agreement.
- During JEF “Baltic Express” 🇩🇰, 🇬🇧 & 🇸🇪 forces conducted an escort operation of MV Hartland Point with equipment for the 🇬🇧 4th Light Brigade to 🇪🇪. 🇩🇰 frigate F341 Absalon and patrol vessel P521 Freja escorted through Kattegat, where the 🇸🇪 corvette K24 Sundsvall took over. jefnations.org/2025/05/02/b...
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- Not quite - from the article: “The German Navy / NATO headquarters based in Rostock, Germany, known as Commander Task Force Baltic, also played an essential role in Baltic Express by coordinating all maritime activity across its area of responsibility.”
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen today restated the requirement of 🇩🇰naval vessels to be built in Denmark. She said that it is time to bid farewell to the idea that Denmark is no longer a shipbuilding nation and industry should take part in European naval shipbuilding. Link👇🏻
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- Yes, indeed, and I think it probably helps in many situations where one does not fully understand the intricacies of a process.
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- 🤣😀😂 never heard that one. Will pass it on to my law-making friends for their perspective ;-)
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- That is actually something that proves my point: the candy was made post-1864 and has a peppermint taste, which was new and people were initially not fond of it because of its “bismag” (negative version of flavour) which quickly translated into “Bismarck” ;-)
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- Yes, even the Iver Huitfeldt class frigates had their hull sections prepared in Estonia and Lithuania, so this would not be a new development.
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- In Denmark the Bismarck name does not have any good vibes, but that is because of the man and not the ship ;-)
- Interesseret i den danske Flådeplan? Så vil jeg anbefale at lytte til @krigskunst.dk med @anderspucknielsen.dk , @veterandrusianer.dk og som gæst tidl. flotilleadmiral Carsten Fjord-Nielsen. Her italesættes både det der er med og det som ikke er med (endnu) podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/k...
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- “never let the truth get in the way of a good story” ;-)
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- Magnificent story - would have been even better if you had convinced them that you actually built it ;-)
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- They should the Japanese as well. This is a multi-purpose destroyer….
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- Saved the day (and night) 😀
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- Indeed, HMS BELFAST is a very good example of a similar tonnage.
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- It is actually a lot more simple than that ;-) I posted the same on X and here without changing the layout - as there were not characters enough on X for the link.
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- If the plan really considers shipbuilding the next 30 years we could be easily build a capacity to do so and even get the hull sections from Poland, Lithuania or Estonia as previously. My main worry is the sensors, weapon systems and the integration.
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- Would be a more fitting classification. Interesting that the 103 destroyer was about 4,700 tons in comparison. To add to the confusion: Danish frigate next to a French destroyer some years ago ;-)
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- Agree, but Ze Germans call it a frigate too ;-)
- The 🇩🇰Danish defence budget will be increased even more than the 120bn DKK announced 22 February. Today, the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said: “We will need even more funding for defence. Already later this year” Link👇🏻
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- I believe the idea is again to do the frigate design in Denmark and I think the common understanding here is the F127 is too big.
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- Indeed, personally, I would prefer us to join the 🇩🇪🇳🇴submarine cooperation but submarines are not in the cards…
- The Danish defence accellerated acquisitions also take place with less notable, but important equipment, such as the more than 10,000 pieces of night vision equipment being delivered Theon NYX LW-AE & Argus FS Safran Optics1 Pixels on target VooDoo-S and VooDoo-B Link below
- Denne weekend står blandt andet på den meget interessante “Rysslands Hemliga Krig Mot Sverige” af @patrikoksanen.bsky.social - tack Patrik!
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- Ja da ;-)
- Today, the re-establishment of🇩🇰land-based anti-ship missile batteries was officially announced. The number of batteries is not disclosed, but at least two. The deployment area will be Danish straits and waters, and Western part of the Baltic.
- Så er mine og mange andres ønsker opfyldt: Bornholm får ifølge TV2 endeligt igen en kampbataljon under et genoprettet Bornholms Regiment (tidl. Bornholms Værn).
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- Pointen er ikke antallet af de fastansatte men den rolle og organisering de får som mekaniseret infanteri i en bataljonsramme, og det faktum at III/GHR skal væk fra Bornholm hvis ballonen går op. Det er en ny bataljon hvor XIII så ophører.
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- Selv tak ;-) Man kommer til at udruste den med Piranha V eller Patria, så det "lette" forsvinder nok.
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- Ha, yes, I would think so, but only in relation to the latter ;-)
- A perfect opportunity for you to return to your old line of work ;-)
- According to 🇩🇰TV2 the 🇩🇰Danish Navy is likely to get 6 frigates and not 4 as initially outlined at a cost more than 60bn DKK (8bn EUR). Decision to be made this year.
- The new Danish Navy Plan includes as already mentioned 3 Arctic patrol vessels (which may be increased to 5) - 120m hull - 22 kts top speed - Main gun and option for missile launchers - unmanned sea and air drones nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2025...
- Much ado about nothing... Part I of the Danish Naval Plan has been announced today and it had no additional information than the previous release except that the navy again will get a mobile coastal anti-ship missile capability. The new frigates will await further analysis....
