Category : Defence
Author: Naval News

Babcock Australasia confirmed that it will formally present its proven Arrowhead platform as the future solution for the Royal New Zealand Navy.

Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/10/babcock-to-offer-arrowhead-to-aotearoa-new-zealand/
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Category : Defence

The first phase of construction of New Zealand’s C-130J-30 Super Hercules flight simulator has been completed in Canada.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/c-130j-hercules-simulator-takes-off/
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Category : Defence
Author: Tim Fish

Chris Luxon, the leader of the National Party and New Zealand’s likely next prime minister, has sounded more open to joining the AUKUS Pillar 2 technology initiative than the Labour party was.

Article: https://breakingdefense.com/2023/10/new-zealand-joining-aukus-more-likely-after-elections-bring-conservatives-to-power/
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Category : Defence
Author: MoD

Defence has launched a market research project to replace the New Zealand Defence Force’s domestic support vehicle fleet, which is currently made up of Unimog trucks and Mitsubishi Tritons.

Article: https://www.defence.govt.nz/the-latest/story/market-research-on-domestic-military-support-vehicles
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Category : News
Author: Simon Ewing-Jarvie

New Zealand’s general election is only part-complete with 20% of votes still to count.

Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2023/10/16/keeping-defence-discussion-alive/
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Category : Defence
Author: Greg Waldron

Boeing P-8A Poseidon martime patrol aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) are starting to have an impact regionally, including a long-range mission to locate a lost fishing boat.

Article: https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/rnzaf-p-8as-get-up-to-speed-on-search-missions-patrol-work/155366.article
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Author: Lucy Craymer

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Whoever wins New Zealand’s election on Saturday is going to have to make some difficult decisions on investment and staffing for a defence force struggling with aging equipment and personnel shortages.

Article: https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/news/new-zealand-election-winner-will-face-defence-spending-decisions-100900325/
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