Editing Danish Defence (section)

==Branches==
===Royal Danish Army===
[[File:Jydske Dragonregiment (8108898747).jpg|thumb|[[Leopard 2|Leopard 2A7DK]] main battle tank]]
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The Danish Royal Army ({{langx|da|Hæren}}) consists of 2 brigades, organised into 3 regiments, and a number of support centres, all commanded through the [[Army Staff (Denmark)|Army Staff]]. The army is a mixture of [[Mechanized infantry]] and [[Armoured cavalry]] with limited capabilities in [[Armoured warfare]].

The army also provides protection for the [[Danish royal family]], in the form of the [[Guard Company (Denmark)|Royal Guard Company]] and the [[Guard Hussar Regiment Mounted Squadron]].

===Royal Danish Navy===
[[File:HDMS Vaedderen (F359).jpg|thumb|[[HDMS Vædderen (F359)|''Vædderen'']], a {{sclass|Thetis|patrol vessel}}]]
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The Royal Danish Navy ({{langx|da|Søværnet}}) consists of [[frigate]]s, [[Patrol boat|patrol vessels]], [[Minesweeper|mine-countermeasure vessels]], and other miscellaneous vessels, many of which are issued with the modular mission payload system [[StanFlex]]. The navy's chief responsibility is maritime defence and maintaining the [[sovereignty]] of [[Denmark|Danish]], [[Greenland]]ic and [[Faroe Islands|Faroese]] [[territorial waters]].

A submarine service existed within the Royal Danish Navy for 95 years.

===Royal Danish Air Force===
[[File:F16 - RIAT 2014 (14684934212).jpg|thumb|A RDAF [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16AM]]]]
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The Royal Danish Air Force ({{langx|da|Flyvevåbnet}}) consists of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft.

===Danish Home Guard===
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The Home Guard is voluntary service responsible for defence of the country, but has since 2008 also supported the army, in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Kosovo]].