Category : Defence
Author: Paul Mitchell

Australian Defence Apparel (ADA), and its parent company Logistik Unicorp, have designed and made clothes for the Australian military for about a century and recently secured a “wearable supply and managed services” contract with the NZ Defence Force.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300339118/australian-defence-contractor-jumps-the-ditch-to-supply-military-uniforms
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Category : Defence
Author: Gill Bonnett

The 27-year-old man, who has interim name suppression, is on trial at a court martial at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland.

The alleged offences happened in a taxi and an apartment in Canada last year. Court martials have jurisdiction over offences committed overseas.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/445771/navy-sailor-on-trial-over-sexual-assault-of-three-colleagues
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Category : Defence
Author: Xavier Vavasseur

BlueZone is pleased to announce a partnership for delivery of Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPV) for customers in Australia and New Zealand. BlueZone is partnered with SUEX and Blueprint Subsea for supply and through life sustainment of advanced technology for propulsion and underwater navigation for dive teams.

Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/bluezone-partners-with-suex-for-delivery-of-diver-propulsion-vehicles-to-australia-new-zealand/
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Category : Defence
Author: Martin Manaranche

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that the Royal New Zealand Navy has placed the first international order for four REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).

Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/06/royal-new-zealand-navy-orders-four-remus-300-uuvs-from-hii/
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Category : Defence
Author: SAM SACHDEVA

The security of the world's oceans is more important than at any point since World War II, the Government says – so what is its strategy to protect it, and what are the concerns about its aim?

“We're surrounded – we're surrounded by water, and an awful lot of it.”

Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/the-strategy-to-protect-nz-seas-you-havent-heard-of
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Category : Defence
Author: Dr Peter Greener

In this exclusive interview, Defence Minister Peeni Henare talks with Line of Defence Editor-at-Large Dr Peter Greener about future peacekeeping, prioritising spending, the Pacific, and a Labour focus on Defence.

PGMinister, acknowledging the confluence of your roles as Minister of Defence and Associate Minister of Health, how important has the contribution of the NZDF been to the battle against COVID-19 in New Zealand, and do you see further opportunities for the NZDF to expand co-operation with Ministry of Health activities and the NGO sector?

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/05/31/defence-minister-peeni-henare/
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Category : Defence
Author: Mitchell Alexander

The New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) flagship aircraft used for VIP transport, peacekeeping and disaster relief aren't always available for use.

Chief of Airforce Andrew Clark says "anything can go wrong on an aeroplane at some stage".

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/05/revealed-defence-force-boeing-757-fleet-unavailable-for-156-days-since-2019.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Thomas Manch

The Government intends to rewrite the Defence Force’s priorities, as the defence minister signals a possible move away planned billion-dollar investments in ships and aeroplanes.

The Defence Force received $5 million in new spending in Budget 2021, announced by the Government on Thursday. The allocation, for maintaining the defence estate, was a fraction of the more than $2 billion allocated in 2019, and $1.7 billion in 2020 for big ticket items like new Hercules aeroplanes.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/125205197/government-will-rewrite-defence-forces-priorities-possibly-signalling-leaner-years
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 Well... I don't like the sound of that and where it might lead to...

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