Offices
Office of Defense Cooperation
The Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Denmark is responsible to the U.S. Ambassador and the U.S. European Command for administering U.S. Security Cooperation and International Armaments Cooperation (IAC) Programs, as well as reinforcing defense logistics planning activities for Denmark.
Security Cooperation
Security
Cooperation includes Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of U.S. defense
equipment and training. Specifically, Security Cooperation concerns the
transfer of military equipment, technology and services through sale,
grant, lease, or loan to friendly foreign governments. Such transfers
are carried out under the principle that if they are essential to the
security and economic well-being of friendly foreign governments, they
are equally vital to the security and economic well being of the United
States. This is in keeping with US European Command’s “Stronger
Together” vision.
International Armaments Cooperation
IAC
includes support for bilateral government-to-government cooperative
programs such as the F-16 Multinational Fighter Program, Data Exchange
Agreements, Foreign Comparative Testing, Engineer & Scientist
Exchanges, and support to U.S. defense industries seeking to do business
in Denmark.
Logistics Planning
Logistics
planning includes coordinating bilateral mutual logistics support
agreements, which provide the U.S. and Denmark flexible and responsive
logistics support during peacetime and war.
The primary
constituency of ODC-Denmark includes U.S. Department of Defense
personnel, Danish Ministry of Defense staff, Danish Chief of Defense
staff, the Joint Materiel Command of Danish military services – the
Danish Defense Acquisitions and Logistics Organization/Forsvarets
Materiel Tjeneste (DALO/FMT) , U.S. defense vendors, and Danish
defense-related industries wishing to participate in cooperative
programs in order to gain access to the U.S. market. Specific areas in
which the ODC may provide assistance include:
- National and defense decision-making process
- Defense procurement regulations and policies
- Defense budget and procurement plans
- Defense industries and product lines
- Points of contact for specific procurement programs
- Coordination with other U.S. Embassy offices
- Industrial cooperation requirements
- Bilateral logistics agreements
- Data Exchange Agreements
- Foreign Comparative Testing programs