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Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems Inc. (Ultra) is pleased to announce that it will supply towed arrays to its sister company, UK-based Ultra Electronics Sonar Systems, that will ultimately be used by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), as reported on 21st July 2014.
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Read more: Ultra Electronics to Supply Sea Sentor Torpedo Defence systems to Royal New Zealand Navy
- Article: https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2014-news/december-2014-navy-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-security-global-news/2268-ultra-electronics-to-supply-sea-sentor-torpedo-defence-systems-to-royal-new-zealand-navy.html
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Read more: THALES TO EQUIP NEW ZEALAND'S ANZAC FRIGATES WITH SMART-S MK2 RADAR
- Article: https://operationnels.com/2014/09/23/thales-to-equip-new-zealands-anzac-frigates-with-smart-s-mk2-radar/
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Airborne Systems Europe is pleased to announce that the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will join their counterparts in the UK Royal Navy and United States Navy in fitting the Airborne Systems FDS3 decoy systems to their ships. The FDS3 corner reflector decoy offers a unique countermeasure protection against the most advanced and latest RF-seeking missiles.
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- Article: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1948
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The New Zealand Defence Force will be updating its grooming and appearance guidelines to reflect a more gender-neutral attitude for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), meaning male personnel can wear makeup, nail varnish and false eyelashes.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/10/new-gender-neutral-guidelines-will-allow-male-navy-personnel-to-wear-make-up-false-eyelashes.html
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CAMM is Short to medium range anti-aircraft and anti-missile missile. CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) series is a family of surface-to-air missiles developed by MBDA for the United Kingdom.
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Read more: Is CAMM the right air defence for the Royal New Zealand Navy?
- Article: http://www.nighthawk.nz
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In writing, once again, about the New Zealand Defence Capability Plan Review, I’m reminded of a TV advert that used to run for Christian Children’s Fund. The script went like this… “As America rushes off to work – a little girl waits…” It flashes between frenetic images of first world problems and a little girl sitting alone on a hillside in the third world. It ends with asking the viewer to do what they can and support one child for just 80 cents a day.
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Read more: Capability Delayed is Capability Denied
- Article: https://unclas.com/2019/05/07/capability-delayed-is-capability-denied/
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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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