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Author: William Hewett & Emma Cropper

Concerns are growing for four missing Australian Defence Force members after their army helicopter crashed into the ocean off the coast of Queensland, near Hamilton Island, overnight. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/07/four-australian-defence-force-members-missing-after-helicopter-crash-near-townsville-during-exercise-with-new-zealand-troops.html
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Author: Tim Fish

The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) is struggling to complete its major equipment acquisition programs despite introducing new capabilities to the NZDF.

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Article: https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/nzdf-projects-remain-unfinished-as-platforms-enter-service
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Author: Ben Felton

It will be the first time in more than a decade that a New Zealand warship has fired any kind of missile and marks an important milestone in certifying the New Zealand frigate force for operations.

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Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/new-zealand-frigate-arrives-in-australia-for-rare-missile-firing/
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Author: John Moremon

New Zealand’s national security was strengthened this month when the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s newest Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft became operational.

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Article: https://theconversation.com/cutting-edge-new-aircraft-have-increased-nzs-surveillance-capacity-but-are-they-enough-in-a-changing-world-209495
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Author: Lloyd Burr

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has shut the door on joining the AUKUS alliance, a military pact that's basing nuclear submarines in Australia. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/07/nanaia-mahuta-shuts-door-on-nz-joining-aukus-after-united-states-antony-blinken-says-it-s-very-much-open.html
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Author: Shannon Redstall

There are not many people in the world that have a direct dial to North Korea, but New Zealand Defence Force Army Captain Greg Mildon is one of them.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132620796/life-in-the-dmz-meet-the-kiwi-soldiers-on-the-front-line-of-the-korean-war
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Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) medic, Corporal Heidi Joseph, gained first-hand experience in Aeromedical Evacuations while training with international military partners this month.

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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/rnzaf-medic-gains-emergency-training-alongside-partner-nations-in-multinational-exercise/
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Author: Emma Cropper

Chinese warships have watched from the sea as Australia has undertaken its largest military training exercise ever.

They've joined forces with 13 nations, including New Zealand.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/07/chinese-warships-watch-on-as-13-countries-including-new-zealand-take-part-in-massive-military-training-exercise.html
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  1. Geoffrey Miller: New Zealand gets ready to embrace NATO
  2. NATO to upgrade ties with Australia, New Zealand, South Korea
  3. New Zealand’s military chief talks recruitment, drones and Ukraine
  4. Air Force's new fleet of Poseidon aircraft present and ready for duty
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