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Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract to provide a complete communications system on board the Royal New Zealand Navy’s future fleet replenishment vessel, HMNZS Aotearoa.
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Read more: New Zealand Navy Chooses Saab TactiCall for Future Communications Solution
Last month a combined force from five allied nations, including a fleet of 33 warships and submarines, over 200 aircraft and more than 33,000 military personnel, defeated an ‘enemy force’ in 20 locations across northern Australia.
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Read more: Australia, US and NZ military co-operation augurs well
- Article: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/australia-us-and-nz-military-co-operation-augurs-well
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American mass communication specialist Cole Schroeder of the supercarrier USS Nimitz was recently granted the opportunity “to view life on the ocean from a New Zealander’s perspective,” boarding the Royal New Zealand Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha.
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Read more: US Sailor Amazed Onboard NZ Navy Frigate
- Article: https://hanfordsentinel.com/lemoorenavynews/columns/an-exchange-of-perspective/article_e674bb98-67aa-56ac-a891-0d22c88d4ff3.html
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In every crisis lies opportunity, so the saying goes. The collision of the guided missile destroyer (DDG) USS Fitzgerald with a Philippines-registered cargo ship, near Japan on 17 June, was a human tragedy, killing seven US sailors in circumstances that defy easy explanation, but which underline the hazards of everyday seamanship in the era of automation.
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Read more: A silver fern lining to Fitzgerald collision
- Article: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/silver-fern-lining-fitzgerald-collision
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Pacific state turns back to neighbor after cosying up with China, Russia
AUCKLAND -- A New Zealand naval ship will be deployed to Fiji for six months in May to help local forces patrol the 1.3 million square kilometer exclusive economic zone that has been plagued by illegal fishing and drug trafficking.
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Read more: Fiji enlists New Zealand navy to help patrol seas
- Article: https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Fiji-enlists-New-Zealand-navy-to-help-patrol-seas2
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A Royal New Zealand Navy sailor has apologised for the shame he caused after drinking 24 beers and allegedly breaking into a US Navy house while stationed at Pearl Harbour.
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Read more: Kiwi sailor facing court martial denies breaking into US Navy house in Pearl Harbour
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11752736
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After being plagued with issues that resulted in an early and extensive remediation programme to correct deficiencies, the RNZN multirole vessel HMNZS Canterbury is now proving its worth as an essential capability supporting a wide range of operational scenarios. Kate Tringham reports.
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Read more: Canterbury tales re-told: RNZN multirole vessel delivers
- Article: https://www.defence.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/4568eed392/Canterbury-tales-re-told-RNZN-multirole-vessel-delivers.PDF
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Some History
Back in 1987 when Fiji had its first military coup the then government wanted to deploy troops to Fiji, however as it panned out, the need was not needed anymore. However it was advised that New Zealand could not deploy and self-sustain the deployment, we could deploy the NZSAS and secure what region however we had no backup for the troops on the ground and could not deploy our main force and keep the supply routes to them open.
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Read more: Royal New Zealand Air Force considers C-17
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