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Category : Opinion
Author: NighthawkNZ

The move to Linux has started with the buying of hardware first of which is a refurbish Mini Form PC.

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Category: Defence
Category : Defence
Author: Hon Chris Penk

The Government is beginning the process to purchase long-range one-way strike drones, looking particularly toward Kiwi industry for solutions, Defence Minister Chris Penk says.

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Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/defence-force-modernise-strike-drones
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Category: Defence
Category : Defence
Author: Newstalk ZB,

A retired Major General says one-way military strike drones would rapidly modernise the nation's military.

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Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/john-howard-new-zealand-initiative-senior-fellow-on-why-new-drones-are-the-right-move-for-nz-military
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Category: Defence
Category : Defence
Author: RNZ

The government is moving to buy strike drones that drop bombs on a target and wants to get them locally if it can.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/829841/government-moves-to-buy-local-strike-drones-as-lower-cost-alternative-to-missiles
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Category : Defence
Author: 1News Reporters

The crew of a Royal New Zealand Navy ship has pulled off an unexpected rescue mission, going to the aid of a battered outrigger while participating in an exercise off Hawaii.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/28/watch-nz-navy-crew-make-dramatic-high-seas-rescue-off-hawaii/
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Category : News
Author: Nighthawk

Yes, the title is real. No, it is not clickbait. I am in the process of moving to Linux. I am testing a couple of distributions in a virtual machine and, as I type this, this article is being written from Firefox running in Linux through Windows 11.

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Category: Defence
Category : News
Author: Global Defence News

New Zealand is moving to close a critical gap in its undersea warfare capability after the United States approved a potential $69 million sale of MK 54 lightweight torpedoes on June 5, 2026, providing Wellington with the weapon needed to turn submarine detection into combat-ready engagement. The decision comes as strategic competition expands across the Indo-Pacific and signals a clear effort to strengthen New Zealand’s ability to counter increasingly sophisticated submarine activity across the South Pacific and Southern Ocean.

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Article: https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-mk-54-torpedo-sale-gives-new-zealand-a-sharper-edge-against-growing-pacific-submarine-threats
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Category: Defence
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Author: Stuff

A Royal New Zealand Navy helicopter has fired an anti-ship guided missile into a decommissioned US Navy vessel during a major international military exercise off Hawaii.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361010213/photos-show-dramatic-missile-launch-nz-navy-seasprite-helicopter
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