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Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp forecasts a decline in NZDF deployments over the next three years, and less money to spend. For the time being, he writes, deployments and spending should be targeted closer to home.
The final withdrawal of NZDF personnel from Afghanistan will take place this May. By then New Zealand will have fewer NZDF personnel on overseas deployment than at any time over the last 25 years. It is therefore timely to look ahead for the next three years, being the current term of this government.
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Read more: The Next Three Years: Less deployments, less dollars for the NZDF
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/04/19/defence-deployments-spending/
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Welcome Canada frigate HMCS Calgary sails into Auckland today behind HMNZS Taupo. The visit is in strict compliance with the NZ Government’s Maritime Border Order. Crew cannot disembark without negative COVID-19 tests & are symptom-free for 14 days.
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Read more: HMCS Calgary sails into Auckland
- Article: https://twitter.com/NZNavy/status/1422713501923962880
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Work on the largest and most complex construction project ever undertaken by the Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force is picking up pace, with the foundations laid and piles drilled for the new Base Ōhakea.
When complete, the new base will be home to No. 5 Squadron and their four new Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
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Read more: Foundations laid for landing of NZDF’s newest aircraft
- Article: https://insidegovernment.co.nz/foundations-laid-for-nzdfs-newest-aircraft/
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is continuing with the steady renewal of its main operational land vehicle fleets, notifying industry of its intention to replace the army’s unprotected Pinzgauer Light Operational Vehicles with new utility platforms.
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Read more: NZ moves ahead with light vehicle replacement
- Article: https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/nz-moves-ahead-with-light-vehicle-replacement
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Germany on Monday sent a warship to the South China Sea for the first time in almost two decades, joining other Western nations in expanding its military presence in the region amid growing alarm over China's territorial ambitions.
China claims swathes of the South China Sea and has established military outposts on artificial islands in the waters that contain gas fields and rich fishing.
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Read more: German warship heading to South China Sea as Western countries ramp up military presence
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/08/german-warship-heading-to-south-china-sea-as-western-countries-ramp-up-military-presence.html
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China has issued a warning to the United Kingdom as ships from the royal navy enter the contested South China Sea, reportedly calling Britain a "bitch" that is "asking for a beating".
The comments - published in the Global Times - come as the UK's Carrier Strike Group, led by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, sails through the South China Sea on its way to Japan.
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Read more: China issues warning to 'bitch' UK as warships pass disputed islands in South China Sea
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/07/china-issues-warning-to-bitch-uk-as-warships-pass-disputed-islands-in-south-china-sea.html
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The United Kingdom Royal Navy's "largest and most powerful" warship has sailed into contested South China Sea waters despite threats from Beijing it will "safeguard its sovereignty".
The UK's Carrier Strike Group set sail in May on a seven-month deployment through the Mediterranenan, Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific, meant to be a symbol of "Global Britain" and the nation's desire to strengthen relations in the region.
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The New Zealand crew training with the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in Jacksonville, Florida, was recently involved in a dramatic rescue of a group of Haitians, including a baby, after their vessel capsized off the coast of Grand Bahama.
The Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 5 Squadron crew were on board two US Navy P-8As on a maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance exercise with US Navy instructors when a radio channel lit up with a distress call from the United States Coast Guard, RNZAF Flight Lieutenant Reece Tamariki said.
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Read more: Kiwis help in Bahamas search and rescue
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/kiwis-help-in-bahamas-search-and-rescue/
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