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Author: Line of Defence Magazine

New Zealand has a habit of deferring major equipment purchases as along as possible, writes former Defence Minister Dr Wayne Mapp, and a decision on the ANZAC frigate replacement may be left to the next government.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2018/07/10/clock-ticking-defence-procurement-decisions/
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Author: Laura Walters

China has hit back at New Zealand over an official defence strategy paper, which named it as a threat.

Defence Minister Ron Mark's rebooted Strategic Defence Policy Statement, released on Friday, explicitly states the threat it believes China poses to the international community.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/105387818/china-fires-back-at-nz-calls-remarks-on-south-china-sea-and-pacific-politics-wrong
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Author: Simon Murdoch
New Zealand’s thinking about its maritime interests and defence priorities has favoured a customary hierarchy. Local and South Pacific regional concerns come first and then we span out eventually to global commitments. But recent developments in the East Asian littoral and the Northern Pacific  suggest this approach may run New Zealand into a hole. We may be at a strategic turning point in terms of risks to our interests and  in need of a paradigm shift where policy settings can be adapted to the changes occurring in this wider maritime periphery.
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Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/a-turning-point-for-new-zealands-maritime-periphery
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Author: David Wroe

China has approached Vanuatu about building a permanent military presence in the South Pacific in a globally significant move that could see the rising superpower sail warships on Australia’s doorstep.

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Article: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/china-eyes-vanuatu-military-base-in-plan-with-global-ramifications-20180409-p4z8j9.html
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Author: Simon Roberts

Yesterday, I attended, along with my business partner, Hon Heather Roy, a symposium on New Zealand’s Maritime Security Environment hosted by the Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington. As I’ve done in previous blog posts, I like to record my initial thoughts while still fresh and leave the way open to more detailed analysis in the future.

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Article: https://unclas.com/2018/05/02/sea-blind/
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Author: Kurt Bayer

New Zealand's elite SAS soldiers have received a multi-million dollar fleet of new special operations vehicles, although just how many remains top secret.

The rugged high-tech cross-country Special Operations Vehicles – Mobility Heavy (SOV-MH) have been delivered by British vehicle specialists Supacat and will roll into service over the coming months.

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Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nzs-elite-sas-soldiers-get-rugged-new-army-vehicles/4JUKDQGH6DWBP3D4IJG4IIHLDM/
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Author: Loren Thompson
Arms sales to overseas partners are a major tool of U.S. foreign policy. They are also a growing source of revenues for U.S. defense contractors, who have faced flat domestic demand in recent years due to congressionally mandated caps on Pentagon spending. When arms sales are done right, they can bolster regional security, strengthen alliances, lighten the warfighting burden on U.S. forces, improve the trade balance and create jobs in the U.S.
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Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2017/09/19/why-foreign-military-sales-are-always-worth-less-than-the-published-number/#1a6c65d85d42
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Category: Defence
Author: SAAB

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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Article: https://saab.com/es/region/netherlands/news/news-and-press-releases/news-list/new-zealand-navy-chooses-saab-tacticall-for-future-communications-solution/
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