The Foundation Stone for Danish F-35 Campus has been Laid

Story by: The Danish Defense Command

In the setting sun and almost 30 degrees heat, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik today laid the foundation stone for the F-35 Campus at Skrydstrup Air Base.

F-35 Campus Skrydstrup is the base for Denmark's new fighter aircraft, where all the facilities necessary to keep the F-35 ready to go on the wings with minutes' notice are gathered in one place. Right from crew facilities to workshops.

F-35 Campus

The new F-35 Campus covers an area equivalent to approximately 375 detached house plots, and the entire area will be surrounded by a 13 meter high, noise-reducing rampart. Behind the ramparts, when the entire F-35 Campus has been expanded, there will be more than 40,000m2 under one roof.

"We must not be naive. It is crucial that we are ready to deal with threats and challenges. When we lay the foundation stone for the new F-35 Campus in a moment, it will also be the foundation stone for what will form the framework for Denmark's air defense in the future, ”said Minister of Defense Trine Bramsen when the foundation stone was laid in Skrydstrup.

In addition to the foundation stone for the campus, a time capsule was also buried under the campus, which is the Armed Forces' largest building in recent times.

The Ministry of Defense's Property Agency is in charge of the construction of the F-35 fighter aircraft's future base.

“It is definitely one of the biggest and most complicated that the Ministry of Defence's Property Agency has helped to build in recent times. Creating a building where users place such high demands on safety has required a completely extraordinary effort. We can all be proud of that, ”says Major General Anders Mærkedahl Pedersen, who is head of the Ministry of Defence's Property Agency.

F-35

The first Danish F-35 will land in Denmark in 2023 according to plan. By 2027, the new fighter jets will be ready to replace the F-16 fighter jets in the Danish defense. The F-35 is the world's most advanced fighter aircraft, which with its advanced systems can bind all units on the battlefield together and secure valuable information for units in the air, on land and at sea.

At the same time, the F-35 is a strong threat to a potential enemy on its own. The F-35 is a crucial tool in the future enforcement of Denmark's sovereignty and international defense cooperation.