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A soldier charged with espionage is accused of stashing classified documents in a chiller bag and taking copies of layout documentation of the Linton Military Camp, including a letter assessing vulnerabilities in its physical security.
Charging documents obtained by RNZ also show the soldier is accused of being a member of two far-right groups and holding a copy of the March 15 terror attacks livestream, classified as objectionable by the Chief Censor.
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Read more: Soldier charged with espionage also accused of being member of far-right groups
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/10/soldier-charged-with-espionage-also-accused-of-being-member-of-far-right-groups.html
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Read more: New Bushmaster Armoured Vehicles Hit the Production Line
- Article: https://www.defence.govt.nz/the-latest/story/new-bushmaster-armoured-vehicles-hit-the-production-line
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The Carrier Strike Group is conducting engagement activities in the Indo-Pacific region as part of its 28-week deployment. The UK's Carrier Strike Group (CSG21), spearheaded by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, has conducted exercises with units from the Royal New Zealand Navy (NZDF).
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Read more: CSG21: New Zealand Navy Exercises With Strike Group
- Article: https://www.forces.net/news/csg21-carrier-strike-group-welcomes-new-zealand-defence
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The UK’s CSG21 welcomes another nation! HMSQNLZ and the Strike Group conducted exercises with units from the NZ Navy, developing interoperability and mutual understanding.
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Read more: HMNZS Aotearoa & CSG21
- Article: https://twitter.com/smrmoorhouse/status/1442716403149070336
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In recent months, several highly regarded defence and security commentators have drawn attention to the geostrategic realities that New Zealand now faces in the Asia-Pacific region. This commentary has included speculation about the level of naval capability needed to meet our commitments to collective security while at the same time performing the wide spectrum of other defence and security missions required of our navy. There have been some interesting social media exchanges, most of which have been constructive.
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Read more: Modularity and the Shape of New Zealand’s Next Naval Fleet
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/09/26/modularity-based-future-navy/
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US Navy littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS-18) sails alongside Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary ship HMNZS Aotearoa, middle, and frigate HMNZS Te Kaha prior to replenishment-at-sea in Philippine Sea on Sep. 20
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Read more: HMNZS Aotearoa, HMNZS Te Kaha & USS Charleston
- Article: https://twitter.com/SurfaceWarriors/status/1440714201249452047
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Defence Minister Peeni Henare says the new Aukus defence pact is not cause for him to re-evaluate the Government's direction in defence spending, which he has said may be pushed into the future due to Covid-19.
The Aukus pact announced by Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States last week, will have New Zealand’s only formal defence ally, Australia, purchase at least six nuclear-powered submarines and a raft of long-range missiles in the coming decades, in an effort to counter China’s rising power in the Indo-Pacific region.
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