New drone sightings were reported over Denmark’s largest military base overnight, Danish security authorities said on Saturday.

Broadcaster DR cited the armed forces as saying unidentified drones were seen near military installations.

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    They are not like seagulls or other birds. These fly very high very fast and are difficult to hit

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        Before you launch an airplane though, they are gone. You can’t have planes in the air at all times defending a whole country from drones

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          You don’t need planes in the air 24/7, you need good radar and radio detection equipment.

          Regardless, my point is drones are neither high flying nor fast. They’re often able to be caught by helicopters, which also are not high flying or fast. Very high and very fast, simultaneously, is SR-71 levels of performance.

          They are indeed hard to hit given their size.

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            I imagine the commentator thinking one can shoot them down with a riffle or something similar. The point is, that you can’t just launch a plane to go after drones. Especially in a country like Denmark that only has a few military bases and even fewer that have planes that can shoot.

            Sure, drones are not as fast as planes, but they are way faster than seagulls