My name is Hans Peter Michaelsen and I have 41 years of experience from the Royal Danish Air Force and various joint positions in the Danish Defence. This includes three years as a military analyst at the Centre for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen.
Since January 2020 I have established myself as an independent defense analyst analysing and commenting contemporary Danish and European defence matters including the war in Ukraine.
Contact info: hpm@forsvarsanalyse.dk – phone: +45 20 47 99 49 and/or visit the webside Nordicdefenseanalysis.com
In the international media:
16-07-2025: Bloomberg: Europe’s Arms Makers Get a Boost From Trump’s NATO Demands.
01-04-2025: Courthouse News Service Denmark debuts new US jets under cloud of strained relations.
20-03-2025: Brussels Signal: Denmark looks to Europe for defence system over Israeli option.
05-03-2025: Insightview.eu: Podcast Interview with Defence Analyst Hans Peter H. Michaelsen: How can Europe become capable of defending itself militarily?
21-03-2024: Defense News: F-35 delivery delays frustrate European air force upgrade plans.
In March 2021, I wrote two articles about Denmark´s Defence Policy and the Danish Armed Forces in the magazine European Security and Defence:
I have extensive joint and international experience including:
- Air Defence operations during and after the cold war
- Concept development, military technology and networked operations
- Identification technology and command & control systems
- Military acquisition and air & maritime surveillance systems including extensive co-operation with Danish and international defence industry.
- Train, Advise & Assist (Capacity building) in Afghanistan
- Academic research in military matters at the Centre for Military Studies, University of Copenhagen, projects includes F-35 acquisition report and military R&D analysis.
- Teaching and education at the Joint Staff Course, Royal Danish Defence College.
- Contact info: hpm@forsvarsanalyse.dk – phone: +45 20 47 99 49
“The Unfrozen North” – I am quoted in this new article about contemporary maritime security in the Arctic region in the recent “Naval Warfare” issue 2, 2020.
My expert areas are:
- Danish and North European defence including contemporary defence challenges in the Arctic and North Atlantic areas.
- Defence policy and defence planning.
- Military Operations with emphasis on air and maritime operations.
- Military capacity building with focus on train, advise, assist challenges in Afghanistan.
- Military technology and acquisition processes.
- Air surveillance and air defence from the Cold War to the current situation.