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The first of four maritime patrol aircraft has touched down in New Zealand, just four years after the government secured approval for the acquisition from the United States.  

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On 7 December 2022, in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight in Seattle (WA), Boeing Defense officially handed over the first P-8A Poseidon to the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).

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Three of New Zealand's nine naval ships are sitting idle as personnel leave the defence force for industries with rising wages, despite tensions in the Pacific.  

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The New Zealand Army is seeking to replace its fleet of utility vehicles with a proven, in-service design, according to a Request for Proposal (RFP) released on November 3. The acquisition is the final component of Tranche One of the Army’s Protected Capability Mobility Project (PMCP), through which the service is replacing the entirety of its operational vehicle fleet.

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The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a tender supporting the procurement of utility vehicles (UVs) as a part of the country's Protected Mobility Capability Project (PMCP).

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The Royal New Zealand Navy’s littoral warfare unit, HMNZS Matataua, has completed trials with an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV).

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Minister of Defence, Peeni Henare, will depart for the United Kingdom tomorrow to meet with Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, to discuss shared security interests and ongoing defence co-operation.

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The largest ship in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) fleet will visit Solomon Islands on Friday, the last stop on a six-month deployment engaging with regional partners through the Pacific and Asia.

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