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Category : Defence
Author: Nick Lee-Frampton

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — You fight with what you have, and the New Zealand Defence Force’s firepower is limited.

There are insufficient personnel to operate all the weapon systems in its inventory. Ships are mothballed, and although the first batch of new Bushmaster armored vehicles were delivered May 25 to Trentham Military Camp, Maj. Paul Napier of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps told Defense News that the Army lacks drivers.

Article: https://www.c4isrnet.com/interviews/2023/07/06/new-zealands-military-chief-talks-recruitment-drones-and-ukraine
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Category : News

Three of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s four new P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft are now available for operations.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/300918317/air-forces-new-fleet-of-poseidon-aircraft-present-and-ready-for-duty
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Category : Defence

An Australian force design oriented towards Distributed Maritime Operations poses questions for the design of NZ’s future fleet, writes maritime capability specialist and former Royal New Zealand Navy Officer.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/06/23/australian-defence-strategic-review-and-new-zealand/
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Category : Defence
Author: Nick Lee-Frampton

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s military will receive about NZ$5.3 billion (U.S. $3.3 billion) under the country’s 2023/2024 defense budget, unveiled May 18.

Article: https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2023/05/18/new-zealand-unveils-defense-budget-with-army-in-the-lead/
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Category : Opinion
Author: Simon Ewing-Jarvie

Talk of the entire NZDF maritime helicopter fleet being grounded appears to be incorrect according to flight data released to me under the Official Information Act.

Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2023/06/20/rnzn-seasprite-helicopters/
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Category : News

A recently published Fortinet whitepaper highlights the need to protect New Zealand’s critical infrastructure from “grey zone” threats as global tensions heighten and a new Cold War sets in.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/06/20/protecting-new-zealands-critical-infrastructure/
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Category : Defence

According to information published by Stuff on June 18, 2023, the Anzac class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha was confronted by two Chinese PLA Navy frigates in the disputed Spratly Islands. Two vessels, along with a helicopter and four other vessels, approached the 3500-tonne New Zealand frigate within 463 meters.

Article: https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/june/13246-china-navy-s-confronts-new-zealand-frigate-hmnzs-te-kaha-in-spratly-islands.html
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 Stuff says HMNZS Te Mana not HMNZS Te Kaha.  Read here.

Category : News
Author: Christopher Cottrell

New Zealand and Fiji have signed a defence agreement to strengthen military training and maritime security, that comes amid rising tensions over security in the region.

Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/14/new-zealand-and-fiji-strike-defence-deal-amid-rising-pacific-tensions
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