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Author: Andrew Davies

I’ve just got back from Wellington, where ASPI was involved in Australia-New Zealand defence cooperation and policy discussions. As usual, we were hosted admirably by our Kiwi colleagues and the cultural and historical affinities between the two countries made for easy discussions.

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Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/nz-defence-capability-running-to-stand-still/
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 This is an older article thought would be a good read, to see and compare where we are today with the NZDF.

 

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Author: New Zealand Defence Force

New Zealand’s Largest Navy Ship Christened in South Korea

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Article: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1910/S00644/nzs-largest-navy-ship-christened-in-south-korea.htm
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Author: New Zealand Defence Force

WATCH || Take a tour around No. 3 Squadron's Rotary Wing Task Unit at Dip Flat, one of our field training facilities.

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Article: https://www.facebook.com/NZAirForce/videos/2831172420228245/
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Author: New Zealand Defence Force

NEWS || “I name this ship.” Just five months after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named the @Royal New Zealand Navy's replacement diving support and hydrographic vessel #HMNZSManawanui, The Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Patsy Reddy was able to do likewise for the new sustainment vessel, Aotearoa.

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Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/new-zealands-largest-navy-ship-christened-in-south-korea-46243318eb3
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Author: Christina Mackenzie

LORIENT, France – The first steel cut has been made for the new French FDI (defense and intervention) frigate, the Admiral Ronarc’h-class, which will be known on the export market as the Belh@arra.

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Article: http://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/10/25/naval-group-starts-construction-on-frances-newest-frigate/
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Author: New Zealand Defence Force

What has the NZ Army been up to...

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Article: https://twitter.com/NZArmy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fnzdefenceforce%2Flists%2Fnzdf
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Author: Todd Coyne

The Canadian frigate HMCS Regina is donning a new look ahead of its deployment next summer to Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international marine warfare exercise, in the Pacific Ocean.

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Article: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/hmcs-regina-dons-new-dazzle-paint-ahead-of-rimpac-2020-exercise-1.4624794
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Author: Commander Steve Lenik

In order to conflate security implications with maritime trade there are three main points to consider from the New Zealand perspective. First, due to our geographical remoteness we are utterly dependent on maritime trade for the nation’s prosperity and wellbeing. Second, the New Zealand public is largely ‘sea-blind’ to the importance of maritime areas beyond our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

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Article: https://navalinstitute.com.au/implications-for-maritime-trade-a-nz-perspective/
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  1. Ultra Electronics to Supply Sea Sentor Torpedo Defence systems to Royal New Zealand Navy
  2. THALES TO EQUIP NEW ZEALAND'S ANZAC FRIGATES WITH SMART-S MK2 RADAR
  3. Airborne Systems to Supply Anti-Missile Decoys for Royal New Zealand Navy ANZAC class Frigates
  4. New gender-neutral guidelines will allow male Navy personnel to wear make-up, false eyelashes
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