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A fleet-wide grounding of all Australian MRH-90 helicopters recently put a significant dent in ship-to-shore capabilities – and no doubt dented some egos too – during Australia’s largest and most prestigious exercise.
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Read more: Aussies fly Kiwi choppers as own fleet grounded
- Article: https://www.contactairlandandsea.com/2019/07/29/aussies-fly-kiwi-choppers-as-own-fleet-grounded/
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Defence Minister Hon Ron Mark suggests that time taken scrutinising P3 replacement options was time well spent, and that we can expect similar rigour in relation to procurement proposals to Cabinet going forward.
For many years I sat on the Foreign Affairs and Trade Select Committee. Each year, post-Budget, the Minister would arrive, and we would get to question them for an hour.
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Read more: Defence Minister: Big decisions not taken lightly
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2018/07/10/defence-minister-big-decisions-not-taken-lightly/
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July 1, 2019 (released July 10, 2019) – More than 600 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel, 27 New Zealand Army light armoured vehicles, three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters and Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Canterbury are on their way to Australia for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019.
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Read more: NZDF Joining Multi-National Military Exercise in Australia
- Article: https://seawaves.com/2019/07/12/nzdf-joining-multi-national-military-exercise-in-australia/
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Let’s face it, China is on the move in the Pacific and expanding using its soft power of money and promises of building infrastructure in many of the Pacific Island nations, in particular, Bougainville but also many others as well, including Fiji & Samoa.
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Read more: China on the move...
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A review of the Defence Force's crumbling estate will redesign plans drawn up in 2016, with the Government committing an additional $400 million to its rejuvenation.
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Read more: New review into ageing defence infrastructure, spend tops $2b
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/114151198/new-review-into-ageing-defence-infrastructure-spend-tops-2b
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Read more: Two audiences for the government's new defence policy
- Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/two-audience-for-the-governments-new-defence-policy
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The buzz from New Zealand’s Strategic Defence Policy Statement (DPS) released last Friday has focused on its uncommon candor about China. According to a statement at the end of the document, the DPS was heavily coordinated across the government, and reflects a commendable shift in public tone. It’s on-trend with how other liberal democracies see the world today, and avoids doublespeak about threats to New Zealand’s interests.
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Read more: The Price of New Zealand's Strategy-Force Mismatch
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A Navy ship came close to capsizing with 75 people aboard in treacherous conditions in the Southern Ocean, Defence Minister Ron Mark has revealed.
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Read more: Navy vessel came close to capsize in Southern Ocean, Defence Minister Ron Mark says
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