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- Category : Defence
The New Zealand and United States militaries have signed a "statement of intent" over space operations.
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Read more: NZ and US sign 'statement of intent' over military space operations
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/648419/nz-and-us-sign-statement-of-intent-over-military-space-operations
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- Category : Defence
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon has launched Harpoon missiles for the first time during an international exercise near Guam.
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Read more: RNZAF P-8A Poseidon successfully launches Harpoon missiles
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/rnzaf-p-8a-poseidon-successfully-launches-harpoon-missiles/
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- Category : Analysis
Analysis - As China's military expansion shakes up the Indo-Pacific region's security order, it is becoming harder to argue that distance offers a form of protection for New Zealand.
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Read more: Distance can no longer be NZ’s defence strategy. Could Japan be part of the answer?
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/643152/distance-can-no-longer-be-nz-s-defence-strategy-could-japan-be-part-of-the-answer
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- Category : Defence
New Zealand has joined a NATO programme for faster rocket launches in case satellites get damaged or attacked, as fears about war in space grow and as NASA warns its launchpads are deteriorating.
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Read more: STARLIFT draws in NZ as states seek rocket launchpads
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/618806/starlift-draws-in-nz-as-states-seek-rocket-launchpads
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New Zealand can’t expect the United States to ride to its rescue in a military conflict if it fails to spend “a reasonable amount” on its defence, a retired American general and former Trump administration official says.
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Read more: NZ needs ‘reasonable’ defence spend to earn US support
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- Category : Defence
AI technologies Mythos and Maven have been changing the world in just the past three months.
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Read more: AI warfare: NZDF drone doctrine focuses on keeping 'humans in the loop'
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/597726/ai-warfare-nzdf-drone-doctrine-focuses-on-keeping-humans-in-the-loop
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- Category : Defence
Seven projects have been identified as immediate priorities for a multibillion-dollar rebuild of the Devonport Naval Base. Asbestos-ridden facility among first to go in base upgrade.
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Read more: Massive Navy base works programme outlined
- Article: https://devonportflagstaff.co.nz/massive-navy-base-works-programme-outlined/
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- Category : Opinion
With the growing interest in smaller nuclear reactors around the world, how should New Zealand weigh the developing technology?
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Read more: 'Couple of small, modular reactors': A new pitch for nuclear power in New Zealand
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/597338/couple-of-small-modular-reactors-a-new-pitch-for-nuclear-power-in-new-zealand
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