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In a world-first a Seasprite helicopter has launched a Penguin anti-ship guided missile. And, as expected, it was right on target.
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Read more: Behind the Penguin Missile launch
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/behind-the-penguin-missile-launch/
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s new defense minister has a lot on her plate.
The government appointed Judith Collins to the role in October. She’s also the attorney general; the minister for the Government Communications Security Bureau; the minister in charge of digitizing the government; the minister of the Security Intelligence Service; the minister of science, innovation and technology; and the minister of space.
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Read more: New Zealand’s defense minister talks strategy, supply chains and AUKUS
- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/interviews/2024/02/08/new-zealands-defense-minister-talks-strategy-supply-chains-and-aukus/
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Papua New Guinea's Foreign MinisterJustin Tkatchenko says he was not notified about a sophisticated drone that flew into the country's air space around the time a Chinese naval vessel navigated the border between PNG and Australia.
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Read more: Large drone spotted near border with PNG as Chinese warships passed nearby
- Article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-04/drone-spotted-near-australian-png-border/105005862
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Chinese warships firing in the Tasman Sea, security-troubling agreements between Beijing and the Cook Islands, US President Trump backing Russia’s Putin while bullying allies and loosely talking of territorial expansion - how will New Zealand make its way in this new world order? Thomas Manch reports.
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Read more: Defending New Zealand in Trump, Putin and Xi’s new world order
- Article: https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360593360/defending-new-zealand-trump-putin-and-xis-new-world-order
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Winston Peters says our trading partners will judge us if New Zealand does not "step-up" and play its role by increasing defence spending.
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Read more: New Zealand needs to 'step up' on defence spending, Winston Peters says
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/543390/new-zealand-needs-to-step-up-on-defence-spending-winston-peters-says
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Defence Minister Judith Collins says she's aware of suggestions the Chinese navy ships in the Tasman Sea might be accompanied by a nuclear submarine.
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Read more: China navy ships: Collins 'aware' of nuclear submarine reports
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/543160/china-navy-ships-collins-aware-of-nuclear-submarine-reports
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From peacekeeping on the Russia-Ukraine border to defending our own waters, experts say it can't come soon enough.
Two defence experts are warning that New Zealand's ageing navy is woefully inadequate and underfunded when it comes to protecting our waters.
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Read more: Splashing out on defence to keep our head above troubled waters
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/542523/splashing-out-on-defence-to-keep-our-head-above-troubled-waters
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The Defence Force has confirmed the three Chinese ships off the coast of Australia have moved inside the Australian exclusive economic zone this morning.
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Read more: Chinese ships move inside Australian exclusive economic zone
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/543041/chinese-ships-move-inside-australian-exclusive-economic-zone
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