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Let's talk about Naval Combat Management Systems...
The ANZAC frigates of the RNZN have just had a systems upgrade which we have mentioned on here many a times and the systems upgrades include switching from the older version of 9LV Combat System from Saab to the newer CMS330 from Lockheed Martin which is very loosely based on their Aegis Combat System which they obtained through buying and merging with various companies.
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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is responsible for maritime security within the nation’s 4.3 million square-kilometre EEZ, as well as in the waters surrounding the New Zealand offshore territories of Tokelau, Cook Islands, Niue and the Ross Dependency. The service also punches above its weight in the international maritime arena, and has seen active service in recent years in the Persian Gulf, Papua New Guinea and East Timor, as well as taking part in multi-national disaster relief and peacekeeping operations.
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Read more: THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY: A SMALL BUT INCREASINGLY AMBITIOUS FORCE
- Article: https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/column-the-royal-new-zealand-navy-a-small-but-increasingly-ambitious-force-naval-gazing/
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The New Zealand government has approved the purchase of a fleet of Bushmaster vehicles to replace the ageing suite of armoured Pinzgauers currently in use by the NZ Army.
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Read more: NZ selects Bushmaster for armoured fleet overhaul
- Article: https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/land-amphibious/6430-nz-selects-bushmaster-for-armoured-fleet-overhaul
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Chen Chuanren flies with the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s No.6 Squadron to find out more about its Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprites.
For 32 years, the Royal New Zealand Navy flew four Westland Wasp helicopters as part of its Naval Support Flight, from Leander– class Batch 2TA frigates. The Navy received numerous former Fleet Air Arm Wasps for spares, before the type’s retirement in 1998.
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- Article: https://www.key.aero/article/super-seasprites
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Around 2035 the RNZN's two ANZAC frigates will need replacing. What are New Zealand’s options. What will meet their needs and requirements. Now this is one of the hard this, as decisions we make today have to compatible for at last 30 years.
There already a few options that New Zealand could tap into. From the expensive to the more affordable options. The RNZN has been keeping an eye on various projects around the world already but officially the industry engagement is around 2023.
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Read more: RNZN future frigate options.
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Data is fast defining the geostrategic power of nation states and the nature of their societies, writes Nicholas Dynon. According to speakers at the NZDIA IDEAS 2020 event, this presents big challenges for New Zealand.
Humankind is moving in faster and in ever more connected ways towards a future in which data – the building blocks of information – will be the single most important measure of a nation’s geostrategic power. It’s a process that’s already begun.
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Read more: Information Domain: New Zealand in the age of information competition
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2020/12/20/information-competition/
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Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion have successfully completed maritime patrols in support of international efforts to monitor sanctions against North Korea, reporting vessels of interest and illicit ship-to-ship transfers to authorities.
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Read more: Third deployment enforcing sanctions against North Korea successfully completed
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/third-deployment-enforcing-sanctions-against-north-korea-successfully-completed/
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Amid trucks shifting metal and planes soaring through the sky, work to build a roost for the air force's newest birds has begun.
Piercing the stones with a shovel at Ōhakea air base, Defence Minister Peeni Henare on Tuesday signalled the start of the largest construction project the Defence Force has undertaken.
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Read more: Work starts on new home for Poseidon aircraft at Ōhakea base
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300184153/work-starts-on-new-home-for-poseidon-aircraft-at-hakea-base
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