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Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) subsidiary ADA New Zealand announced it has opened its multi-function logistics hub in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The 3,000 square metre facility will serve as a hub for design and development, data-driven wearable systems, logistics, and warehousing, catering to the needs of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).
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- Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/australian-defence-apparel-new-zealand-opens-multi-function-logistics-hub-in-palmerston-north/
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- Category : Defence
Labour has promised fairer pay rates and allowances for uniformed defence personnel, should it win the election.
Labour defence spokesman Andrew Little announced it would task the Remuneration Authority to independently set fair pay rates and allowances for uniformed defence personnel.
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Read more: Labour pledges to ensure fair pay for uniformed defence personnel
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/10/04/labour-pledges-to-ensure-fair-pay-for-uniformed-defence-personnel/
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Another pre-trial hearing is being held today in the drawn-out and rare case of a Defence Force soldier charged with spying. The Linton-based soldier was taken into military custody nearly four years ago, in December 2019, and has remained on open arrest at home since then.
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Read more: Another pre-trial hearing being held for soldier accused of espionage
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/09/25/another-pre-trial-hearing-being-held-for-soldier-accused-of-espionage/
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- Category : Opinion
This is the sixth instalment in a series of articles in which I have discussed options for the regeneration of naval capability in light of the reality that every ship in the current fleet (with the exception of HMNZS Aotearoa) reaches the end of its forecast life in the early to mid-2030s. This article re-examines the thinking embodied in those earlier articles in the light of the updated policy settings outlined in the Defence Policy and Strategic Statement 2023 and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Future Force Design Principles 2023.
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Read more: Future Force Design Principles and the next generation Royal New Zealand Navy fleet
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/09/18/future-force-design-principles-and-modularity/
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- Category : Defence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Defence Ministry has issued a request for information to replace nearly the entire naval fleet, which currently includes nine ships in six different classes.
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Read more: New Zealand seeks new ships to replace ‘majority’ of naval fleet
- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2023/09/11/new-zealand-seeks-new-ships-to-replace-majority-of-naval-fleet/
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- Category : Analysis
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A retired Orion has been pulled apart at Marlborough’s Base Woodbourne and will make its way to the Air Force Museum in Christchurch.
On Tuesday Airbus staff removed the fuselage and wings from the Lockheed P-3K2 Orion NZ4203, ready for transport to Wigram where it will be on public display.
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Read more: End of an era: Air force Orion takes a road trip from Woodbourne to Wigram
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/132874960/end-of-an-era-air-force-orion-takes-a-road-trip-from-woodbourne-to-wigram
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A campaign to have a soldier who died saving others on Mount Ruapehu recognised with New Zealand’s highest award for bravery has been denied by the prime minister.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300960550/pm-declines-request-to-upgrade-bravery-award-for-soldier-who-died-on-mt-ruapehu-helping-others
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