Category : Defence
Author: Ben Felton

It will be the first time in more than a decade that a New Zealand warship has fired any kind of missile and marks an important milestone in certifying the New Zealand frigate force for operations.

Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/new-zealand-frigate-arrives-in-australia-for-rare-missile-firing/
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Category : News
Author: Lloyd Burr
Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) medic, Corporal Heidi Joseph, gained first-hand experience in Aeromedical Evacuations while training with international military partners this month.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/rnzaf-medic-gains-emergency-training-alongside-partner-nations-in-multinational-exercise/
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Category : News
Author: Geoffrey Miller

ANALYSIS: Is New Zealand about to join 'NATO+'?

That seems to be the effective endgame, if reports ahead of New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' attendance at the NATO summit in Lithuania are anything to go by.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/07/geoffrey-miller-new-zealand-gets-ready-to-embrace-nato.html
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The headline of this article is a but dumb... NZ can not join NATO+ on any level...? NATO stands "North Atlantic Treaty Organization." Adding the + makes no difference and there is no NATO+. New Zealand is however a Major non-NATO ally or MNNA. There is a difference.

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Category : Defence
Author: KEN MORIYASU and TAKASHI TSUJI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/BRUSSELS -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will deepen collaboration with its four major partners in the Indo-Pacific region, simultaneously preparing bilateral cooperation documents with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, Nikkei Asia has learned.

Article: https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/NATO-to-upgrade-ties-with-Australia-New-Zealand-South-Korea
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