Kongelige Danske Marine

Royal Danish Navy

History C/N Ships

The Søværnets Helikopter Tjeneste (naval helicopter service) was formed at Vaerlose in 1977 from the Naval Flight of the Air Force Esk.722. It was originally to become Esk.728 but recognition of the importance of the maritime concept led to the Service creation, against a climate of consolidation in the Danish forces.

In Jan 2004 the Service became a squadron in its own right and moved to Karup, to operate helicopters from the maritime assets of the Danish combined forces. It transferred back to the RDAF as Esk.723 on 1 Jan 2011.

News

Royal Danish Navy Operating Camcopter Drone

May 25, 2022 · The Royal Danish Navy (RDN) operating Schiebel S-100 Camcopter drone at Skargen provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for maritime surveillance
Camcopter to Monitor Ship Emissions in Denmark

Jul 16, 2020 · The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to provide Schiebel S-100 Camcopter drones to monitor ships’ sulphur emissions on behalf the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA)
Skeldar Drone to Patrol Danish Waters

Apr 14, 2019 · The Danish Maritime Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency will start using Saab drone Skeldar north of The Great Belt sniffing large tankers when they pass going to and from the Baltic Sea to check if they comply with the sulphur limit

Units

		Abrev	Nick	From	To
Military Forces
Sovaernets Helikoptertjeneste	Naval Air Squadron	Sov Fl		1977	2010

Models

2022-	Schiebel Camcopter S-100
1980-2010	Westland Lynx
1977-1982	Aerospatiale SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III

Operations

01 Jan 20242024	31 May 20242024	Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024
15 May 20212021	03 Jun 20212021	Formidable Shield 2021
05 Oct 20192019	17 Oct 20192019	Exercise Joint Warrior 19-2
09 Jun 20192019	21 Jun 20192019	BALTOPS 19
30 Mar 20192019	11 Apr 20192019	Exercise Joint Warrior 19-1
26 Mar 20172017	06 Apr 20172017	Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1
09 Oct 20162016	21 Oct 20162016	Exercise Joint Warrior 16-2
03 Oct 20152015	16 Oct 20152015	Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2
03 Oct 20152015	06 Nov 20152015	Exercise Trident Juncture 2015
05 Jun 20152015	20 Jun 20152015	BALTOPS 15
11 Apr 20152015	24 Apr 20152015	Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1
06 Jun 20142014	21 Jun 20142014	BALTOPS 14
31 Mar 20142014	11 Apr 20142014	Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1
07 Oct 20132013	17 Oct 20132013	Exercise Joint Warrior 13-2
10 Aug 20102010		Fleet Review: 500 years anniversary of RDN
12 Jun 20102010	02 Jul 20102010	Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy
07 Jun 20102010	19 Jun 20102010	BALTOPS 10
04 Oct 20082008	17 Oct 20082008	Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2
04 Jun 20072007	15 Jun 20072007	BALTOPS 07
05 May 20022002	--	Combined Task Force 150
01 Jun 19941994	--	BALTOPS 94

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