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The recently announced Defence Capability Plan reconfirmed new capital expenditure of around $20B on Defence out to 2030. This is subject to the government of the day having the money and desire to actually approve each business case. However, there is a hidden cost to this re-equipping which needs sorting out.
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Read more: Charge of the Capital Brigade
- Article: https://unclas.com/2019/07/03/charge-of-the-capital-brigade/
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After much agonising, the P-3K2 Orion replacement platform was announced on 9 July. Our fleet of 6 Orions will be replaced by 4 Boeing P-8A Poseidon in a staggered delivery between 2023 and 2025/6.
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Read more: Poseidon – So What?
- Article: https://unclas.com/2018/07/12/poseidon-so-what/
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Search and rescue missions are tense for Squadron 5; silent. Crew members keep a close eye out the windows, looking for signs of movement;strange objects. Counter-piracy missions, and anti-warfare training are louder. There's constant chatter: is the ship a threat, whose is it, what's it doing, what happens next.
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Read more: New sub-killer planes may never fire in anger but Govt wants the option
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/105452173/new-subkiller-planes-may-never-fire-in-anger-but-govt-wants-the-option
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This is an older article.
The computer-generated renders are only representative, but they are the first tantalising look at what the future sailor can expect in terms of living and working aboard the RNZN’s largest ship in history.
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Read more: Behind the Scenes of Aotearoa
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/feature-behind-the-scenes-of-aoteaoa-b981465c5652
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While this is an older article, I thought I would post it as the timing of HMNZS Aotearoa now being fitted out in South Korea
Our aging C-130H Hurcules are now over 50 years old and one thing everyone agrees is that they need replacing. But, the big question and it is a big question... Is the C-130-30 Super Hercules the right choice?
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Read more: Is the C-130-30 Super Hercules the right choice?
- Article: http://nighthawk.nz
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Mercury Bay - specifically Cooks Beach and the ocean immediately behind Centre Island, opposite Hahei - was the past few weeks a focus point of Operation HIKI ANO, a period of significant training within the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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- Article: https://www.theinformer.co.nz/feature/bravo-zulu
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A US 'doomsday' aircraft designed to survive even in the event of nuclear war has been grounded after colliding with a bird.
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Read more: US 'doomsday' plane designed to survive nuclear attack taken out by a bird
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/10/us-doomsday-plane-designed-to-survive-nuclear-attack-taken-out-by-a-bird.html
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From concept to launching - HMNZS Aotearoa
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Read more: From concept to launching - HMNZS Aotearoa
- Article: http://nighthawk.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1497:from-concept-to-launching-hmnzs-aotearoa&catid=11&Itemid=111
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