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Australian Defence Apparel (ADA), and its parent company Logistik Unicorp, have designed and made clothes for the Australian military for about a century and recently secured a “wearable supply and managed services” contract with the NZ Defence Force.
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Read more: Australian defence contractor jumps the ditch to supply military uniforms
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300339118/australian-defence-contractor-jumps-the-ditch-to-supply-military-uniforms
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The 27-year-old man, who has interim name suppression, is on trial at a court martial at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland.
The alleged offences happened in a taxi and an apartment in Canada last year. Court martials have jurisdiction over offences committed overseas.
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Read more: Navy sailor on trial over sexual assault of three colleagues
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/445771/navy-sailor-on-trial-over-sexual-assault-of-three-colleagues
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BlueZone is pleased to announce a partnership for delivery of Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPV) for customers in Australia and New Zealand. BlueZone is partnered with SUEX and Blueprint Subsea for supply and through life sustainment of advanced technology for propulsion and underwater navigation for dive teams.
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- Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/bluezone-partners-with-suex-for-delivery-of-diver-propulsion-vehicles-to-australia-new-zealand/
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Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that the Royal New Zealand Navy has placed the first international order for four REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).
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Read more: Royal New Zealand Navy Orders Four REMUS 300 UUVs From HII
- Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/06/royal-new-zealand-navy-orders-four-remus-300-uuvs-from-hii/
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The security of the world's oceans is more important than at any point since World War II, the Government says – so what is its strategy to protect it, and what are the concerns about its aim?
“We're surrounded – we're surrounded by water, and an awful lot of it.”
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Read more: The strategy to protect NZ seas you haven’t heard of
- Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/the-strategy-to-protect-nz-seas-you-havent-heard-of
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In this exclusive interview, Defence Minister Peeni Henare talks with Line of Defence Editor-at-Large Dr Peter Greener about future peacekeeping, prioritising spending, the Pacific, and a Labour focus on Defence.
PG: Minister, acknowledging the confluence of your roles as Minister of Defence and Associate Minister of Health, how important has the contribution of the NZDF been to the battle against COVID-19 in New Zealand, and do you see further opportunities for the NZDF to expand co-operation with Ministry of Health activities and the NGO sector?
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Read more: The Interview: New Zealand Defence Minister Peeni Henare
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/05/31/defence-minister-peeni-henare/
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The New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) flagship aircraft used for VIP transport, peacekeeping and disaster relief aren't always available for use.
Chief of Airforce Andrew Clark says "anything can go wrong on an aeroplane at some stage".
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Read more: Defence Force Boeing 757 fleet unavailable for 156 days since 2019
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/05/revealed-defence-force-boeing-757-fleet-unavailable-for-156-days-since-2019.html
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The Government intends to rewrite the Defence Force’s priorities, as the defence minister signals a possible move away planned billion-dollar investments in ships and aeroplanes.
The Defence Force received $5 million in new spending in Budget 2021, announced by the Government on Thursday. The allocation, for maintaining the defence estate, was a fraction of the more than $2 billion allocated in 2019, and $1.7 billion in 2020 for big ticket items like new Hercules aeroplanes.
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Read more: Government will rewrite Defence Force's priorities, possibly signalling 'leaner years'
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/125205197/government-will-rewrite-defence-forces-priorities-possibly-signalling-leaner-years
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Well... I don't like the sound of that and where it might lead to...
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