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- Category : Defence
HMNZ Ship’s Te Kaha & Aotearoa are at sea undertaking trials & readiness checks - all essential tasks prior to deploying next month. While operating at Alert Level 4, in accordance with Ministry of Health guidelines, we're maintaining the safety of all onboard.
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Read more: HMNZ Ship’s Te Kaha & Aotearoa are at sea undertaking trials
- Article: https://twitter.com/NZNavy/status/1429942032160616459
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- Category : Opinion
The discussion about ‘grey zone’ security threats is a fascinating one. I would argue that these threats represent an opportunity for defence to play the leading role in a new whole-of-government approach that feels overdue already.
It’s a timely discussion, I believe, with plenty of discourse (including in these pages recently) about the possibilities offered in the new information domain. It’s also very timely as the government considers – or at least should be considering – new ways of ensuring that the NZDF and Ministry of Defence are viewed as serious players in defending this nation’s interests.
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Read more: The Grey Zone: A Chance for Defence to Lead
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/08/22/grey-zone-defence/
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Opposition Spokesperson for Defence and Veterans Chris Penk MP writes that the grey zone presents an opportunity to redefine Defence and to orientate our military towards the threats of the future.
- Category : Opinion
Over the next five years New Zealand will face its biggest foreign policy challenge since the nuclear free issue of 35 years ago. As with that issue, the essence of the challenge will be the relationship that New Zealand has with its traditional partners and allies.
The dichotomy is easily described. As the Prime Minister notes, Australia is our oldest and most important ally. However, an increasingly assertive China is our most important trading partner.
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Read more: New Zealand’s emerging Five Eyes challenge
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/08/21/five-eyes-challenge/
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Dr Wayne Mapp writes that a new cold war has broken out and that New Zealand cannot avoid being drawn in. Staying on the right side of history will require deft diplomacy and smart strategy.
- Category : Defence
Driven by the requirement to expand maritime surveillance and tactical airlift competence, New Zealand’s defence budget is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.76 percent from US$2.9 billion in 2021 to US$3.3 billion in 2026, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, New Zealand Defense Market – Attractiveness, Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2026, reveals that the country’s capital defence budget accounted for 27.2 percent of the country’s total defence budget in 2021, an increase of 5.6 percent from 2020.
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Read more: Maritime surveillance, tactical airlift to drive NZ defence spending
- Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/report-maritime-surveillance-tactical-airlift-to-drive-nz-defence-spending/
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- Category : Defence
The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan following 20 years of military intervention, leaving many questioning what was achieved and at what cost. National Correspondent Lucy Craymer examines New Zealand’s Afghanistan legacy and what the government’s response now needs to be.
In 2001 the Labour-led government decided to send troops to Afghanistan. Four months later, the then-Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Matt Robson made a pledge “to ensure a return to democracy”.
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Read more: New Zealand's Afghanistan Legacy
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/126118480/new-zealands-afghanistan-legacy
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- Category : Defence
This is so typical of the Greens. NZ Green MP Golriz Ghahraman was recently wanting budget cut backs for the NZDF. Now look at her.... Golriz is now wanting to double our efforts... lucky we didn't make those cut backs now isn't....
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Read more: This is typical of the Greens...
- Article: http://www.nighthawk.nz
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- Category : Defence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The New Zealand Defence Force is using a virtual reality platform that is helping drivers train for amphibious assault missions, a military official told Defense News.
Eight360′s NOVA is an immersive, untethered VR platform shaped like a ball that allows for 360-degree movement on all axes. Mark Baddeley, director of emerging technologies for NZDF’s Joint Defence Services, said the Army is eyeing it to improve driver safety.
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Read more: New Zealand military uses ball-shaped simulation platform to practice amphibious ops
- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/training-sim/2021/08/10/new-zealand-military-uses-ball-shaped-simulation-platform-to-practice-amphibious-ops/
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- Category : Defence
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s two Anzac-class frigates, HMNZS Te Kaha and Te Mana, are getting a communications systems upgrade, the defense ministry has announced.
Cabinet has approved NZ$21.2 million (approx. US$14.7M) for the design of a new frigate communications system, which will include a new control system, modern radios, data and voice communication systems.
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Read more: New Zealand launches $21M frigate comms upgrade project
- Article: https://defbrief.com/2021/08/18/new-zealand-launches-21m-frigate-comms-upgrade-project/
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