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Written by NighthawkNZ

Category: News

Published: 19 December 2020

Category : Defence

Author: Royal New Zealand Navy

Haere Mai Te Kaha. Great to have you back just in time for Christmas. She’s been away a while, but today #HMNZSTeKaha sailed back into the Devonport Naval Base where over 800 excited & emotional family & friends were waiting on the wharf to welcome the ship & crew back.

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Read more: Welcome home HMNZS Te Kaha

Article: https://www.facebook.com/NZNavy/posts/10160521313178009

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Category: News

Published: 19 December 2020

Category : News

Author: Devin Coldewey

Just a few years ago it seemed like Rocket Lab  was going to be an up-and-comer in the launch world, and so they are today — in addition to going reusable, creating a low-cost satellite platform, and planning a mission to Venus. CEO and founder Peter Beck, speaking at TC Sessions: Space, talked about how he and the company have taken on ever more responsibilities without burning out.

The company just had a successful launch earlier this week, and a month ago demonstrated its first-ever recovery of an Electron vehicle’s first stage.

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Read more: Peter Beck's expanding Orbit

Article: https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/18/peter-beck-on-rocket-labs-expanding-orbit/?tpcc=ECTW2020

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Category: News

Published: 19 December 2020

Category : News

Author: SEAN O’RIORDAN

The Naval Service is planning to acquire two new ships for post-Brexit fishery protection patrols in the Irish Sea next year.

They will be smaller than the 90m-long vessels currently being used as larger ships are needed to patrol the Atlantic during bad weather, whereas the weather in the Irish Sea isn't as inclement.

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Read more: Naval Service to acquire new ships for post-Brexit patrols

Article: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40192794.html

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It's understood that two ships not being used by a foreign navy are currently being examined and a formal approach to purchase them could be made soon. An option to have them purpose-built is also being considered, with sources saying they could be built by a European shipyard within six months. 

Makes me wonder are they looking at the the RNZN's two IPV's

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Category: News

Published: 19 December 2020

Category : News

Author: Reuters

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday (local time) imposed tighter coronavirus controls on millions of people in England and drastically scaled back plans to ease restrictions over Christmas, seeking to curb a new more infectious strain of the virus.

The number of cases in England has soared in the last two weeks because of a variant of the virus that scientists said is up to 70 percent more transmissible. Johnson said the Government had to take urgent action.

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Read more: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposes tighter coronavirus curbs on millions, 'cannot continue...

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/12/covid-19-uk-prime-minister-boris-johnson-imposes-tighter-coronavirus-curbs-on-millions-cannot-continue-with-christmas-as-planned.html

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