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Author: NZDF

Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion have found two missing boats within 10 nautical miles of each other, dropping survival kits with water and locator beacons to those on board.

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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/rnzaf-crew-finds-survivors-on-two-boats-missing-near-kiribati/
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Author: Hon Peeni Henare
  • $662.5 million to maintain existing defence capabilities
  • NZDF lower-paid staff will receive a salary increase to help meet cost-of living pressures.
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Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/funding-boost-secures-defence-capabilities
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Author: Caley Callahan

Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers will be taught how to direct fire on enemies using 40 of New Zealand's dial sights that we don't need anymore.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/ukraine-invasion-nz-defence-force-to-teach-ukrainian-troops-how-to-use-dial-sights-we-don-t-need-anymore.html
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Author: Josh Wineera

OPINION: Josh Wineera is a recently retired lieutenant colonel from the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery. He is a former military attaché, Massey University lecturer in defence studies, and is an expert in training foreign military forces.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/128751608/artillery-training-for-ukraine-is-nzs-bigstick-option
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Author: Anna Whyte

New Zealand is sending 30 Defence Force personnel to the UK to train members of the Ukrainian military in using a specific type of gun.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/23/nz-defence-force-will-train-ukrainian-forces-to-use-specific-gun/
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Cabinet has confirmed New Zealand will send a further 30 NZ Defence Force personnel to the UK to train Ukrainian in using a light artillery gun, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/467682/watch-jacinda-ardern-details-ukraine-deployment-us-trip-in-post-cabinet-briefing
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Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand will deploy 30 Defence Force personnel to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russia.

But at no point will the team enter Ukraine. Instead they will be stationed in the United Kingdom until the end of July.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/new-zealand-sending-30-defence-force-personnel-to-europe-to-train-ukraine-s-armed-forces.html
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Author: RNZ

The second of the country's two naval frigates is due to leave Canada, eight years after an upgrade project began.

The costs to upgrade the ship Te Mana, and before it Te Kaha, have blown out to between $600 million and $700m, due in part to project management mistakes.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/467270/new-zealand-navy-frigate-to-leave-canada-years-after-upgrade-began
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