Danish defense minister Troels Lund Poulsen said a recent wave of disruptive drone flights near the NATO ally's airports and military installations are a "hybrid attack" and Denmark was considering activating NATO's Article 4 in response.

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark has no plans to invoke NATO's Article 4 after drone incursions near civilian and military sites that shut air traffic in the Nordic country earlier this week, Denmark's foreign minister said on Friday.

Denmark reported the latest in a series of drone sightings on Saturday, with the most recent incident occurring near military installations.

COPENHAGEN: Denmark has told its NATO allies that drone incursions which disrupted two airports this week were linked to a state actor, Latvia’s foreign minister said on Thursday (Sep 25), as Copenhag

The vessel had its tracking equipment deactivated, indicating the vessel wished to avoid detection by Danish authorities.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has assured Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of the alliance's solidarity following drone incidents at Danish airports. The situation is being taken "very seriously,

Denmark said on Thursday it was weighing whether to invoke Article 4 of NATO's founding treaty after drone incursions briefly shut two of its airports and affected military installations in its western Jutland region overnight.