Eyes in the sky for Danish navy
The workhorses of the Royal Danish Navy’s presence in the cold waters of the arctic - the two Knud Rasmussen class arctic patrol vessels (APV) - could look to unmanned systems in providing an embarked airborne capability.
A third APV will enter service next year joining the Knud Rasmussen and Ejnar Mikkelsen, while the Danish Navy’s old Super Lynx helicopters will be replaced by nine MH-60 Seahawk’s, also expected to take place in 2017.
Although the ships can act as a staging post and fuel stop for manned rotary elements thanks to its flight deck, there is no hangar on
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