EventDenmark has launched an 11‑month conscription program enrolling about 1,600 recruits—women now eligible for the first time—and will send a company of more than 100 conscripts to Greenland this month to replace professional troops. The reform adds new tracks such as a drone platoon and aims to raise annual enlistments to 7,500 by 2033 amid heightened Arctic security tensions linked to Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation claims.
Denmark has started an extended conscription program that will send a company of over 100 soldiers to Greenland this month, as part of a broader effort to boost defense capacity amid Russian activity.
Denmark has begun a new 11‑month conscription program, recruiting around 1,600 soldiers—including women for the first time—and will deploy over 100 conscripts to Greenland this month to replace professional troops amid rising Arctic security concerns and U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation claims.
