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MILAN \u2014 The Danish government has fired the chief of defense after he reportedly failed to disclose several malfunctions<\/a> aboard the frigate Iver Huitfeldt during its deployment to the Red Sea<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the challenges we are facing, a new chief of defense is needed,\u201d Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said during a press briefing on April 3, according to local media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister was referring to the emergence of claims, initially made by the Danish news website Olfi, regarding critical weapon and mission systems issues on the frigate, that appear to have been unreported and ignored for a significant period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, left, and then-Danish Chief of Defence Flemming Lentfer talk on a plane on Sept. 19, 2023. (Ida Marie Odgaard\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The minister added that with the dismissal of the Flemming Lentfer, Maj. Gen. Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard will take over the role for the time being. The officer currently leads the country\u2019s special operations command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lund Poulsen said he was unaware of the ship\u2019s defects until these reports were published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The frigate was initially scheduled for deployment to the Red Sea as part of the U.S.-led Operation Prosperity Guardian until mid-April. However, Denmark\u2019s Defence Ministry announced<\/a> March 26 that the ship was already sailing back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the reported faulty equipment was the ship\u2019s active phased array radar, which is manufactured by Thales Nederland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThales has been informed about FMI\u2019s [the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation\u2019s] preliminary investigation of available data from Iver Huitfeldt\u2019s systems from the incident in question during a combat situation in the Red Sea,\u201d the defense company said, according to Danish broadcaster DR<\/a>. \u201c[It] does not indicate a problem related to the APAR radar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The head of Denmark’s special operations command, Maj. Gen. Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard, stands as the frigate Iver Huitfeldt arrives in Kors\u00f8r, Denmark, on April 4, 2024. (Ida Marie Odgaard\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Danish defense leaders also have another problem on their hands following an April 4 incident aboard the frigate Niels Juel, a sister ship of the Iver Huitfeldt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denmark currently has three Iver Huitfeldt-class and two Absalon-class frigates in service. Each is subject to docking every five years. The area around the Kors\u00f8r naval base, where the Niels Juel was docked, was closed to air and marine traffic after the ship was unable to deactivate the booster of a Harpoon missile during what the ministry described as a \u201cmandatory test.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Danish frigate Niels Juel is docked at the naval base in Kors\u00f8r, Denmark, on April 4, 2024, as the booster rocket on a Harpoon missile aboard the frigate has been activated during a mandatory test. (Emil Helms\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While the warhead was unaffected, officials feared a scenario in which the missile would accidently launch into a target area around 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) above the water level in a southern direction from the frigate\u2019s location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Thursday afternoon, authorities were still investigating the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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