Danish Army and Navy personnel at combined/joint exercise DANEX/DRO '07

The armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark, known as the Danish Defence (Danish: Forsvaret) is charged with the defence of the Kingdom of Denmark.

The Chief of Defence is the head of the Danish Armed Forces, and is head of the Defence Command which is managed by the Ministry of Defence. Constitutionally, the Commander-in-Chief is the head of state (Queen Margrethe II); in practice, it is the Cabinet. Also, the Cabinet cannot mobilize the armed forces, for purposes that are not strictly defence oriented, without the consent of parliament.

Denmark also has a concept of "total defence" (Danish: Totalforsvar).^[4]

Purpose and task[link]

The purpose and task of the armed forces of Denmark is defined in Law no. 122 of February 27, 2001 and in force since March 1, 2001. It defines 3 purposes and 6 tasks.

Its primary purpose is to prevent conflicts and war, preserve the sovereignty of Denmark, secure the continuing existence and integrity of the independent Kingdom of Denmark and further a peaceful development in the world with respect to human rights.

Its primary tasks are; NATO participation in accordance with the strategy of the alliance, detect and repel any sovereignty violation of Danish territory (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands), defence cooperation with non-NATO members, especially Central and East European countries, international missions in the area of conflict prevention, crises-control, humanitarian, peacemaking, peacekeeping, participate in Total Defence in cooperation with civilian resources and finally maintain a sizable force to execute these tasks at all times.

Defence budget[link]

Since 1988, Danish defence budgets and security policy have been set by multi-year agreements supported by a wide parliamentary majority including government and opposition parties. However, public opposition to increases in defence spending — during a period when economic constraints require reduced spending for social welfare — has created differences among the political parties regarding a broadly acceptable level of new defence expenditure.

The latest Defence agreement ("Defence agreement 2005-2009") was signed June 10, 2004, and calls for a significant re-construction of the entire military. From now about 60% support structure and 40% combat operational capability, it is to be 40% support structure and 60% combat operational capability, i.e. more combat soldiers and fewer 'paper'-soldiers. The reaction speed is increased, with an entire brigade on standby readiness; the military retains the capability to continually deploy 2,000 soldiers in international service or 5,000 over a short time span. The standard mandatory conscription is modified. Generally this means fewer conscripts, less service time for them and only those who choose so, will continue into the reaction force system.

Expenditures[link]

In 2006 the Danish military budget was the fifth largest single portion of the Danish Government's total budget, significantly less than that of the Ministry of Social Affairs (~110 billion DKK), Ministry of Employment (~67 billion DKK), Ministry of the Interior and Health (~66 billion DKK) and Ministry of Education (~30 billion DKK) and only slightly larger than that of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (~14 billion DKK). This list lists the complete expenditures for the Danish Ministry of Defence.

The Danish Defence, counting all branches and all departments, itself has an income equal to about 1–5% of its expenditures, depending on the year. They are not deducted in this listing.

Approximately 95% of the budget goes directly to running the Danish military including the Home guard. Depending on year, 50–53% accounts for payment to personnel, roughly 14–21% on acquiring new material, 2–8% for larger ships, building projects or infrastructure and about 24–27% on other items, including purchasing of goods, renting, maintenance, services and taxes.

The remaining 5% is special expenditures to NATO, branch shared expenditures, special services and civil structures, here in including running the Danish Maritime Safety Administration, Danish national rescue preparedness and the Administration of Conscientious Objectors (Militærnægteradministrationen).

Because Denmark has a small and highly specialized military industry, the vast majority of the Danish Defense's equipment is imported from NATO and the Nordic countries.^{[citation needed]}

Branches[link]

• Royal Danish Army — Hæren (HRN)
• Royal Danish Navy — Søværnet (SVN)
• Royal Danish Air Force — Flyvevåbnet (FLV)
• Danish Home Guard — Hjemmeværnet (HJV)

Structure[link]

• Ministry of Defence ((Danish): Forsvarsministeriet (FMN))
  • Defence Command ((Danish): Forsvarskommandoen (FKO)) (intl. abb: DADEFCOM)
    • Army Operational Command ((Danish): Hærens Operative Kommando (HOK)) (intl. abb: DAAROPCOM)
    • Admiral Danish Fleet ((Danish): Søværnets Operative Kommando (SOK)) (intl. abb: ADMDANFLT)
    • Tactical Air Command ((Danish): Flyvertaktisk Kommando (FTK)) (intl. abb: DAAIRCOM)
    • Island Command Greenland ((Danish): Grønlandskommando (GLK)) (intl. abb: ISCOMGREEN)
    • Island Command Faroes ((Danish): Færøernes Kommando (FRK)) (intl. abb: ISCOMFAROE)
    • Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization ((Danish): Forsvarets Materieltjeneste (FMT))
    • Royal Danish Defence College ((Danish): Forsvarsakademiet (FAK))
    • Danish Armed Forces Health Services ((Danish): Forsvarets Sundhedstjeneste (FSU))
  • Home Guard Command ((Danish): Hjemmeværnskommandoen (HJVK))
  • Defence Intelligence Service ((Danish): Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (FE)) (intl. abb: DDIS)
  • Judge Advocate Corps ((Danish): Forsvarets Auditørkorps (FAUK))
  • Defence Information & Welfare Service ((Danish): Forsvarets Oplysnings- og velfærdstjeneste (FOV))
  • Defence Estates & Infrastructure Organisation ((Danish): Forsvarets Bygnings- og etablissementstjeneste (FBE))
  • Defence Internal Auditor ((Danish): Forsvarets Interne Revision (FIR))
  • Emergency Management Agency ((Danish): Beredskabsstyrelsen (BRS)) (intl. abb: DEMA)
  • Danish Maritime Safety Administration ((Danish): Farvandsvæsnet (FRV)) (intl. abb: DANMSA)
  • Administration of Conscientious Objector ((Danish): Militærnægteradministrationen (MNA))

Special forces[link]

• Jægerkorpset — Ground based infiltration unit.
• Frømandskorpset — Amphibious attack and infiltration unit.
• Slædepatruljen Sirius — Arctic dog sled unit patrolling the eastern border of Greenland.

Current deployments[link]

Current deployment of Danish forces:

• Approx. 30 Home Guard troops in Kosovo participating in NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR), Guarding the French Camp Novo Selo
• Approx. 748 troops in Afghanistan^[7]
• Approx. 168 troops attached to NATO's Standing NRF Maritime Group 1.

Conscription[link]

Technically all Danish 18-years old males are conscripts (37,897 in 2010), and 53% (2010) were considered suitable for duty.^[8] There is no need for all of them so only a few of them serve (5129 in 2010). 91% of the conscripts were volunteers. There were additionally 567 female "conscripts" in 2010.^[9]

Conscripts in the Royal Life Guards serve 8 months,^[10] because it's preferable to have conscripts guarding the Queen.

Conscripts in the horse squadron of the Guard Hussars serve 12 months, because it takes time to learn how to ride a horse.

Conscripts in the Danish army in general serve 4 months.

Conscripts on the royal yacht Dannebrog serve 9 months.^[11]

Conscripts in the Danish navy in general serve 4 months.

Conscripts in the Danish air force serve 4 months.^[12]

Conscripts in the Danish Emergency Management Agency serve 6 months.^[13]

See also[link]

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References[link]

External links[link]

• Danish Defence
• Army Operative Command
• Army Materiel Command
• kamouflage.net > Europe > Denmark (Kingdom of Denmark) > index
• One for all, all for one? New Nordic Defence Partnership? Publication from the Nordic Council of Ministers. Free download.

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Koo Kien Keat
200px Koo Kien Keat (front) pictured here with his double's partner Tan Boon Heong.
Personal information
Birth name	古健杰
Born	(1985-09-18) September 18, 1985 (age 26) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st)[2]
Country	Malaysia
Years active	2002 - present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Rexy Mainaky
Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (October 11, 2007)
Current Ranking	4 (July 14, 2011 [3])
Medal record Competitor for  Malaysia Men's badminton World Championships Silver 2010 Paris Men's doubles Bronze 2009 Hyderabad Men's doubles Bronze 2006 Madrid Mixed doubles Bronze 2005 Anaheim Men's doubles Asian Games Gold 2006 Doha Men's doubles Silver 2010 Guangzhou Men's doubles Bronze 2006 Doha Team Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi Men's doubles Gold 2010 Delhi Mixed doubles Gold 2010 Delhi Mixed Team Gold 2006 Melbourne Men's doubles Gold 2006 Melbourne Mixed Team
BWF Profile

Koo Kien Keat (simplified Chinese: 古健杰; traditional Chinese: 古健傑; pinyin: Gǔ Jiànjié; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kóo Kiān-kia̍t; born September 18, 1985 in Ipoh, Perak) is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming. They won bronze in the World Championship 2005. His current doubles partner is Tan Boon Heong, and together, in 2010, they became the number 1 ranked men's doubles team in the world. They have since lost that ranking but remain one of the top men's doubles team in the world.

Education[link]

He began his studies at St. Michael's Institution in Ipoh, Perak. Later, he received an offer to go to Bukit Jalil Sports School, where he completed his secondary school studies and sat for the SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) examination.

Style of play[link]

Koo Kien Keat moves very fast around the net areas and is adventurous with deceptive shots. He also reacts very well on fast flat exchanges. A favourite formation is when he is on the front court and his partner, the main smasher, thunders the shuttlecock down the rear court.

Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong are an explosive and dynamic pair in their game style.

In 2010, they won their first title of the year in their home, Malaysia, as the world number 1 pair. They came in seeded number 1 in the All England but lost in the first round to Denmark former world champions Lars Paaske and Jonas Ramussen.

In the 2010 BWF World Championships they beat the young Chinese pair of Chai Biao & Zhang Nan in the quarter-finals and later their arch rivals, the South Koreans Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae, in 3 sets to reach the semi-finals. After that, they beat another Chinese pair of Guo Zhen Dong & Xu Chen to reach their first ever finals in world championship. The only other Malaysian pair to reach that far before them were Yap Kim Hock and Cheah Soon Kit.

Achievements[link]

Men's doubles[link]

Year	Tournament	Venue	Round
2010
	2010 Asian Games	China	Runner Up
	2010 BWF World Championships	France	Runner Up
2009
	Macau Open Grand Prix Gold	Macau	Winner
	2009 BWF World Championships	New Delhi	Semi-finalist
	Wilson Swiss Super Series	Basel	Winner
	Yonex All England Super Series	Birmingham	Quarter-finalist
2008
	Macau Open Grand Prix Gold	Macau	Winner
	Proton Malaysia Super Series	Kuala Lumpur	Second Round
2007
	Hong Kong Super Series	Wan Chai	Quarter-Finalist
	China Open Super Series	Guangzhou	Second Round
	French Super Series	Paris	Quarter-Finalists
	Denmark Super Series	Odense	Winner
	Macau Open	Macau	Winner
	Japan Super Series	Tokyo	Third Round
	2007 BWF World Championships	Kuala Lumpur	Quarter-Finalists
	Philippines Open	Manila	Winner
	Malaysian National Badminton Championships	Kuala Terengganu	Winner
	Indonesia Super Series	Jakarta	Semi-Finalist
	2007 Asian Badminton Championships	Johor Bahru	Runner-Up
	Swiss Open Super Series	Basel	Winner
	Yonex All England Super Series	Birmingham	Winner
	Yonex Korea Open Super Series	Seoul	Semi-Finalist
	Proton Malaysia Super Series	Kuala Lumpur	Winner
2006
	2006 Asian Games	Doha	Winner
	Yonex Japan Open	Tokyo	Runner-Up
	Chinese Taipei Open	Chinese Taipei	Semi-Finalist
	Proton Malaysia Open	Kuching	Winner
	Singapore Open	Singapore	Quarter-Finalist
	2006 Commonwealth Games	Melbourne	Winner
	Swiss Open	Basel	Winner
2005
	Denmark Open		Winner
	Indonesia Open		Quarter-Finalist
	2005 IBF World Championships	Anaheim	Semi-Finalist
	Proton Malaysia Open	Malaysia	Quarter-Finalist
	Siam Cement Thailand Open	Thailand	Quarter-Finalist
	2005 Southeast Asian Games	Manila	Quarter-Finalist
	Yonex German Open		Semi-Finalist
2004
	Chinese Taipei Open	Taipei	Winner
	Singapore Open	Singapore	Semi-Finalist
	China Open	Guangzhou	Quarter-Finalist
	French Open International		Winner
2003
	Malaysia Satellite		Winner
2002
	Asian Junior Championships		Winner
	World Junior Championships	Johannesburg	Semi-Finalist

Mixed doubles[link]

Year	Tournament	Venue	Round
2007
	Malaysian National Badminton Championships	Kuala Terengganu	Winner
	Yonex Korea Open Super Series	Seoul	Quarter-Finalist
2006
	2006 Asian Games	Doha	Quarter-Finalist
	2006 IBF World Championships	Madrid	Semi-Finalist
	2006 Commonwealth Games	Melbourne	Semi-Finalist
2005
	Denmark Open		Semi-Finalist
	Djarum Indonesia Open	Jakarta	Quarter-Finalist
	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	Semi-Finalist
	2005 Southeast Asian Games	Manila	Semi-Finalist
2004
	Djarum Indonesia Open	Jakarta	Semi-Finalist
	Singapore Open	Singapore	Runner-Up
	Chinese Taipei Open	Taipei	Winner
	China Open	Guangzhou	Quarter-Finalist
	2004 Asian Badminton Championships	Kuala Lumpur	Quarter-Finalist
2002
	Asian Junior Championships		Runner-Up

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Chinese) BadmintonCN.com Profile
• (English) Badminton Asia Confederation Official Site
• (English) Badminton Association of Malaysia

Tan Boon Heong
200px Tan Boon Heong (back) pictured here with his double's partner Koo Kien Keat.
Personal information
Birth name	陈文宏
Born	(1987-09-18) September 18, 1987 (age 24) Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (160 lb; 11.2 st)
Country	Malaysia
Handedness	Left
Coach	Rexy Mainaky
Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (October 11, 2007)
Current Ranking	8 (March 24, 2011 [1])
Medal record Competitor for  Malaysia Men's badminton World Championships Silver 2010 Paris Men's doubles Bronze 2009 Hyderabad Men's doubles Asian Games Gold 2006 Doha Men's doubles Silver 2010 Guangzhou Men's doubles Bronze 2006 Doha Team
BWF Profile

Tan Boon Heong

Tan Boon Heong (simplified Chinese: 陈文宏; traditional Chinese: 陳文宏; pinyin: Chén Wénhóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Bûn-hông; born September 18, 1987 in Alor Setar, Kedah) is a professional badminton player representing Malaysia in the men's doubles event. He and his current doubles partner—Koo Kien Keat—are ranked 8th in men's doubles in the world.

Career[link]

He was previously paired with Hoon Thien How, with whom he won the World Junior Championships in 2004 and a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Badminton Championships.

Asian success[link]

Nearing the Doha XV Asian Games in 2006, Rexy Mainaky (the Malaysian doubles coach) decided to split them up and partner Tan Boon Heong with Koo Kien Keat instead. This move, nevertheless, proved to be spot-on as this pair went on to become the Asian Games champion, winning the gold medal in their maiden outing by defeating the then Chinese world champions, Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng, in the quarterfinals, Indonesia's Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan in the semifinals, and finally Luluk Hadiyanto-Alvent Yulianto Chandra, also from Indonesia, in the finals.

They also became the first qualifiers to win the Malaysian Open title in 2007.

2009-2011[link]

At the 2009 Japan Super Series, Boon Heong set what Yonex claimed to be the world record for badminton smashes at 421 km/h. However, this was done under lab conditions and recorded by Yonex representatives, and not in an official match, and thus the legitimacy of this record is doubtful at best.

At the 2010 BWF World Championships, Boon Heong and partner Koo Kien Keat launched themselves into the semifinals after beating Korean rivals Lee Yong Dae and Jung Jae Sung. In the semifinals they defeated China's Guo Zhendong and Xu Chen 21-14, 21-18. Tan Boon Heong and Koo Kien Keat wrote their names in the record books, being the first Malaysian pair to enter a World Championships Final in 13 years. In the finals they played China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng and lost 21-18, 18-21, 14-21.

At the 2011 All England Super Series Premier, Boon Heong and Kien Keat defeated 2008 Olympic champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan in the quarterfinals. They then defeated World champions Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21-11, 23-21. They lost to Danes and world no.1 Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 21-15, 18-21, 18-21. In doing so, they failed to win their 2nd All England title.

Achievements[link]

Men's doubles[link]

Year	Tournament	Venue	Round
2009
	2009 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold	Macau	Winner
	2009 BWF World Championship	India	Semi-finalist
	2009 Wilson Swiss Super Series	Basel	Winner
	2009 Yonex All England Super Series	Birmingham	Quarter-finalist
2008
	2008 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold	Macau	Winner
	Proton Malaysia Super Series	Kuala Lumpur	Second Round
2007
	Denmark Super Series	Odense	Winner
	Macau Open	Macau	Winner
	Japan Super Series	Tokyo	Third Round
	BWF World Championships	Kuala Lumpur	Quarter-Finalists
	Philippines Open	Manila	Winner
	Malaysian National Badminton Championships	Kuala Terengganu	Winner
	Indonesia Super Series	Jakarta	Semi-Finalist
	2007 Asian Badminton Championships	Johor Bahru	Runner-Up
	Swiss Open Super Series	Basel	Winner
	All England Super Series	Birmingham	Winner
	Yonex Korea Open Super Series	Seoul	Semi-Finalist
	Proton Malaysia Super Series	Kuala Lumpur	Winner
2006
	2006 Asian Games	Doha	Winner
	Yonex Japan Open	Tokyo	Runner-Up
	Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	Quarter-Finalist
	Thailand Open	Bangkok	Quarter-Finalist
	Macau Open	Macau	Quarter-Finalist
	Singapore Open	Singapore	Quarter-Finalist
	2006 Asian Badminton Championships	Johor Bahru	Runner-up
	China Masters	China	Quarter-Finalist
2005
	Malaysia Satellite	Malaysia	Runner-up
2004
	Singapore Satellite	Singapore	Runner-up
	World Junior Championships	Vancouver	Winner

Record against selected opponents[link]

Men's Doubles results with Koo Kien Keat against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.^[2]

Sources[link]

• http://www.badmintonasia.org
• http://bam.org.my/player.php?id=37

References[link]

External links[link]

• World Domination