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The Royal Australian Navy and Indian Navy warships have conducted a two-day passage exercise (PASSEX) in the northeast Indian Ocean.
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Read more: Australian, Indian Warships Conduct Passage Exercise in Northeast Indian Ocean
- Article: https://defpost.com/australian-indian-warships-conduct-passage-exercise-in-northeast-indian-ocean/
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s upcoming recommendation for a future Navy is expected to call for a significant increase in the number of ships, with officials discussing a fleet as large as 530 hulls, according to documents obtained by Defense News.
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Read more: The Pentagon is eyeing a 500-ship Navy, documents reveal
- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/09/24/the-pentagon-is-eyeing-a-500-ship-navy-documents-reveal/
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In a report from the pentagon, it was reported that the Chinese Navy is now the largest naval force. China has been frantically building naval vessels in the last few years.
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Read more: Chinese Navy now the largest Navy. But does that make it the strongest.
- Article: http://www.nighthawk.nz
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Hudson Institute hosted Capt. James Fanell, former director of intelligence for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, for a discussion on the implications of the expanding global presence of the Chinese navy, specifically in the South China Sea. The discussion was moderated by Director of Hudson’s Center for American Seapower Seth Cropsey.
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Read more: The Rise of China's Navy: A Discussion with Capt. James Fanell
- Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDX9EIfA9Kk
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An older video but interesting.
Delivery for our Pacific neighbours. Our nznavy's HMNZS Manawanui has made a contactless port visit to Tonga delivering medical supplies on behalf of charity ‘Take my hands.’ Thanks to Tongan authorities & MFATNZ in helping us deliver the supplies.
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Read more: HMNZS Manawanui - Tonga
- Article: https://twitter.com/nznavy/status/1306067806727929858
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The Royal New Zealand Navy dive hydrographic vessel HMNZS Manawanui will make a contactless port visit to Tonga next week to deliver medical supplies on behalf of a New Zealand charity.
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Read more: Royal New Zealand Navy delivers medical supplies to Tonga
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/royal-new-zealand-navy-delivers-medical-supplies-to-tonga/
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The New Zealand Defence Industry Association (NZDIA) will kick-off its Information Domain Engagement Acceleration Summit – IDEAS 2020 in collaboration with the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force on 01 September.
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Read more: Defence Industry Association Information Domain event set to virtually kick off
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2020/08/28/nzdia-information-domain-event/
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I have been reading everywhere on the internet that we need to just buy more... and to an extent in some area's, I would agree, and yet in other area's why do we need to.
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- Article: http://www.nighthawk.nz
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