Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has laid the foundation stone for the new F-35 Campus at Skrydstrup, which in the future will house Denmark’s future F-35 fighter aircraft.
His Royal Highness was given the opportunity to inspect an honorary guard set up for the occasion on his arrival. Shortly after arrival, the area was flown over by four F-16 aircraft before, among others,, Minister of Defence Trine Bramsen gave a short speech. Denmark’s Chief of Defence General, Flemming Lentfer, and the head of the Air Force Command, Major General Jan Dam, also attended the ceremony.
On this occasion, His Royal Highness had brought a written greeting, which was placed in a box, which was subsequently immersed in a hole in the pavement. Then the Crown Prince laid the foundation stone over the time capsule and thus marked the start of construction. The Crown Prince was clearly pleased with the new facility, which will be completed in a few years. The Crown Prince attended the ceremony in his military uniform with all his military decorations. As the nation’s next monarch, the Crown Prince has a respected role in the military.
In the future, the building will house operational and logistical functions for the aircraft, which is why the building complex will consists of 22 hangars, several workshops, maintenance docks, offices and training facilities. In addition to a main building of 17,500 square meters, the new air base will also house 27 new fighter aircraft of the type “F-35A Joint Strike Fighter” distributed between 22 hangars with associated aprons and access roads. In addition, the entire complex will be surrounded by a 13-meter high noise barrier.
The F-35 Campus has often been called an aircraft carrier on land because all the facilities needed to keep the F-35 ready to go at minutes’ notice are gathered in one place. The F-35 is the world’s most advanced fighter jet. With its advanced systems, the aircraft can bind all units on the battlefield together and secure valuable information for units in the air, on land and at sea, while at the same time being a strong threat to a potential enemy on its own.
