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Defense analyst if possible Danish weapons contribution: 'An extremely powerful missile' | India | DR According to the US Secretary of Defense, Denmark is sending a Harpoon launch pad and missiles to Ukraine. According to the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, about 20 different countries, including Denmark, have announced new military contributions to the Ukrainian defense. The decision was made at a virtual meeting between the United States and a number of allies, where the focus was on coordinating arms deliveries to Ukraine. At a subsequent press briefing, he thanked Denmark for its contribution. - I am particularly grateful to Denmark, which today announced that it would contribute a Harpoon launch pad and missiles to help Ukraine defend its shores, said the U.S. Secretary of Defense.The Department of Defense, however, has in writing In a written comment to Nyheder, Minister of Defense Morten Bødskov (S) states: - It is no secret that we donate weapons to Ukraine, and we also coordinate with, among others, the United States and Ukraine. I do not want to go further into questions about specific donations. Nor has Mette Frederiksen (S) finally confirmed what military contributions Denmark is sending against Ukraine this time. - These are some of the weapons that Ukraine has called for, and which are quite important in the fight they are fighting, Mette Frederiksen said in a so-called doorstep in connection with the Folketing's closing debate on Monday night. This is a long-range missile that can cause great damage. This is what Mads Korsager, who is a defense analyst, says. - It is a fairly powerful missile. It has long been quite high on Ukraine's wish list, but it has been out of reach until now. It is not a weapon that Denmark has very many of. Mads Korsager, DR's defense analyst According to Mads Korsager, Harpoon missiles are intended to attack and defeat far from the coast. And depending on the type in question, the missiles have a range of up to several hundred kilometers. - It works in the way that the missile itself flies out to a specific area, where it then turns on its radar and then finds it ship, it must hunt. The missile only detonates when it is a good distance inside the ship, and that is to say that it has a fairly large target. Denmark has had that weapon system in its arsenal since the 1970s, but the Danish defense does not have it in abundance. .- It is important to note that it is not a weapon that Denmark has very many of. So you go to one of the top shelves and give some of the nicer copies in the Danish defense collection to the Ukrainian defense, it sounds from Mads Korsager.