Trump’s Greenland Takeover Push: US Sends Aircraft To Pituffik Space Base Amid Tensions – What’s Happening | World News
The United States will deploy a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) aircraft to the Pituffik spaceport in Greenland as tensions rise over President Donald Trump’s move to seize the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
NORAD said the aircraft will arrive at the base to support a variety of long-planned activities. They also said that this action was carried out in coordination with Denmark and Greenland.
“North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) aircraft will soon arrive at Pituffik Cosmodrome in Greenland,” NORAD said in a post on
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“This activity is carried out in coordination with the Kingdom of Denmark and all support forces are operating with the necessary diplomatic permissions. The Government of Greenland is also informed about the planned activities.”
NORAD routinely conducts sustained, dispersed operations in the defense of North America through one or all of three NORAD regions (Alaska, Canada, and the continental United States).
The US move follows a multinational military exercise conducted by Danish forces amid tensions with Washington over Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland.
Germany, Sweden, France, Norway, the Netherlands and Finland sent a small number of military personnel to Greenland to participate in the exercise to ensure the security of the North Pole. Denmark also invited the United States to participate in the military exercise.
Meanwhile, Trump, who has strengthened his effort to seize Danish territory, threatened to impose tariffs on Denmark and other European countries, including the UK, if they do not agree to sell Greenland.
In his post, Trump claimed that this move was necessary for national security, citing China and Russia’s interest in the region.
He offered to negotiate with European countries, but warned that if an agreement was not reached, tariffs would be increased by 10 percent from February 1, 2026, and 25 percent from June 1, 2026, and stated that after years of US support, “it is time for Denmark to give back.”
