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In recent months, several highly regarded defence and security commentators have drawn attention to the geostrategic realities that New Zealand now faces in the Asia-Pacific region. This commentary has included speculation about the level of naval capability needed to meet our commitments to collective security while at the same time performing the wide spectrum of other defence and security missions required of our navy. There have been some interesting social media exchanges, most of which have been constructive.
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Read more: Modularity and the Shape of New Zealand’s Next Naval Fleet
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/09/26/modularity-based-future-navy/
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US Navy littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS-18) sails alongside Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary ship HMNZS Aotearoa, middle, and frigate HMNZS Te Kaha prior to replenishment-at-sea in Philippine Sea on Sep. 20
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Read more: HMNZS Aotearoa, HMNZS Te Kaha & USS Charleston
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Defence Minister Peeni Henare says the new Aukus defence pact is not cause for him to re-evaluate the Government's direction in defence spending, which he has said may be pushed into the future due to Covid-19.
The Aukus pact announced by Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States last week, will have New Zealand’s only formal defence ally, Australia, purchase at least six nuclear-powered submarines and a raft of long-range missiles in the coming decades, in an effort to counter China’s rising power in the Indo-Pacific region.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/126459202/no-extra-heat-defence-minister-peeni-henare-stays-the-course-on-defence-spending-after-aukus-announcement
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In the wake of last week’s AUKUS announcement, decisions around what to replace New Zealand’s Anzac class frigates with have become immediately more important, writes Dr Wayne Mapp.
Many readers will know that most of my Line of Defence articles this year have referred to the need to renew the naval fleet, most notably the Anzac frigates. I have been postulating that an all OPV fleet might be the answer, predicated on the basis that our prime interest is the South West Pacific, from Antarctica to the Equator. In particular I have mentioned the ice capable Harry DeWolf as a credible option.
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Read more: Wayne Mapp: Reflections on the implications of AUKUS for New Zealand’s Navy
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/09/20/wayne-mapp-what-does-aukus-mean-for-new-zealand/
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Hobart based boat builder PFG announced it has secured a contract valued at approximately $6 million with the New Zealand Defence Force to design and construct three 12.5 metre, high-speed Littoral Manoeuvre Craft (LMC). These watercraft, will be fully constructed from next generation boat building material, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE).
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Read more: PFG wins Royal New Zealand Navy contract
- Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/pfg-wins-royal-new-zealand-navy-contract/
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France has cancelled a meeting between Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart planned for this week after Australia scrapped a submarine order with Paris in favour of a deal with Washington and London, two sources familiar with the matter said.
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Read more: France cancels defence meeting with UK over submarine row, sources say
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/09/france-cancels-defence-meeting-with-uk-over-submarine-row-sources-say.html
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I am supposed to say whinging poms, not whinging frogs...
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China's level of anger at the new Aukus defence pact between Australia, the UK and the US was only to be expected.France's was not.
And Paris's dramatic recall of its ambassadors to Canberra and Washington at the weekend may be just the start of the impact.
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Read more: New Zealand could be the big winner of AUKUS fallout
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/09/geoffrey-miller-new-zealand-could-be-the-big-winner-of-aukus-fallout.html
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The defence chiefs of the members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) had a crucial dialogue in June. The five states—Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom—reaffirmed their commitment to collaborate in conventional and non-conventional security domains to keep pace with the evolving challenges in the region. They also mulled over the FPDA Exercise Concept Directive 2021 and a 10-year roadmap for greater strategic and defence cooperation in training and preparedness to enhance their operational capacity and interoperability.
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Read more: The Five Power Defence Arrangements: time for the ‘quiet achiever’ to emerge
- Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-five-power-defence-arrangements-time-for-the-quiet-achiever-to-emerge/
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