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- Category : Defence
The navy will not have war-making frigates until at least the end of 2021, as a troubled upgrade of the two combat vessels continues.
Defence chief Air Marshal Kevin Short told a parliamentary select committee on Thursday that he was uncertain whether HMNZS Te Kaha would be fully operational by the end of 2021, having returned from being upgraded in Canada in December 2020.
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Read more: Navy will be without war-making frigates the end of 2021
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/124317389/navy-will-be-without-warmaking-frigates-the-end-of-2021
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- Category : Opinion
OPINION: It was 6am on September 12, 2001, when my phone rang and Gerry Brownlee said “turn on the TV, the US is under attack”.
The Twin Towers had fallen. Later that morning we talked about what it meant. Was it like Pearl Harbour? We decided no, in these circumstances, international terrorists could not start a world war. But we knew the world had changed. New Zealand would have to stand with its traditional allies and partners.
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Read more: Two decades in Afghanistan: Was it worth it?
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300234467/two-decades-in-afghanistan-was-it-worth-it
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- Category : Defence
Dreams of an Art Deco 21 gun salute were dashed for Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui after the cancellation of this year's festival.
Up to 150 soldiers were due to lead the Vintage Car Parade at the Art Deco Festival in Napier, with the HMNZS Manawanui to provide a further spectacle to the 'Saluting the Services'-themed festival.
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Read more: Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui stops in Napier Port for maintenance after Deco cancellation
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/navy-vessel-hmnzs-manawanui-stops-in-napier-port-for-maintenance-after-deco-cancellation/WV5KNYV2ZMPBV5HL3PRZFUV52M/
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Read more: HMNZS Aotearoa - Off to Australia
- Article: https://www.facebook.com/NZNavy/posts/10160723435363009
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- Article: https://www.facebook.com/NZAirForce/photos/a.146934032107591/2203880113079629/
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- Category : Defence
Photographing the men and women of the New Zealand Army in action is not just a skill but an art.
Corporal (CPL) Sean Spivey has been awarded a Chief of Army Commendation for his work in proactively and expertly showcasing the Army in his photography.
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Read more: Commendation for former Army Sniper
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/commendation-for-former-army-sniper/
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Read more: NZDF to complete Afghanistan deployment
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/nzdf-to-complete-afghanistan-deployment/
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- Category : Defence
When New Zealanders vote this September, they should consider closing a self-inflicted wound—decades of disarmament and dangerous strategic apathy.
In 1949, a distinguished New Zealand soldier, Major General Sir Howard Kippenberger, warned:
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Read more: New Zealand’s dangerous strategic apathy in an uncertain age
- Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/new-zealands-dangerous-strategic-apathy-in-an-uncertain-age/
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