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Read more: Evac from HMNZS Aotearoa
- Article: https://www.facebook.com/NZNavy/posts/10161291820423009
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In the wake of last week’s AUKUS announcement, decisions around what to replace New Zealand’s Anzac class frigates with have become immediately more important, writes Dr Wayne Mapp.
Many readers will know that most of my Line of Defence articles this year have referred to the need to renew the naval fleet, most notably the Anzac frigates. I have been postulating that an all OPV fleet might be the answer, predicated on the basis that our prime interest is the South West Pacific, from Antarctica to the Equator. In particular I have mentioned the ice capable Harry DeWolf as a credible option.
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Read more: Wayne Mapp: Reflections on the implications of AUKUS for New Zealand’s Navy
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/09/20/wayne-mapp-what-does-aukus-mean-for-new-zealand/
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Hobart based boat builder PFG announced it has secured a contract valued at approximately $6 million with the New Zealand Defence Force to design and construct three 12.5 metre, high-speed Littoral Manoeuvre Craft (LMC). These watercraft, will be fully constructed from next generation boat building material, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE).
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Read more: PFG wins Royal New Zealand Navy contract
- Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/pfg-wins-royal-new-zealand-navy-contract/
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Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says the government has no interest in AUKUS, a pact between Australia, the UK and the US seeking to improve their military capabilities.
“That’s not something that New Zealand wants to be a part of. It doesn't exclude us from joining with those particular countries in other areas, as we continue to do for security and intelligence purposes,” said Mahuta.
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Read more: Is Aotearoa being left out of the AUKUS pact?
- Article: https://www.teaomaori.news/aotearoa-being-left-out-aukus-pact
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France has cancelled a meeting between Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart planned for this week after Australia scrapped a submarine order with Paris in favour of a deal with Washington and London, two sources familiar with the matter said.
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Read more: France cancels defence meeting with UK over submarine row, sources say
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/09/france-cancels-defence-meeting-with-uk-over-submarine-row-sources-say.html
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I am supposed to say whinging poms, not whinging frogs...
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A far-right conspiracy theorist who compared COVID-19 to food poisoning and urged her supporters not to get vaccinated says she feels like she got "hit by a bus" after contracting the virus.
Florida based Laura Loomer, who previously tried to run for election as a Republican, has been banned from Twitter and Uber over her extreme views.
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Two of the Royal Navy's Offshore Patrol Vessels have left Falmouth docks for a five-year deployment to the Indo-Pacific. HMS Tamar and HMS Spey will act as the Royal Navy's eyes and ears, working with Britain's allies to tackle drug-running, smuggling, terrorism and other illegal activities. It is hoped that the presence of the two patrol vessels might improve relationships with allies in the region.
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Read more: Why Royal Navy Ships Are Set For 5 Years Away
- Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olIOYryJ_Y4
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China's level of anger at the new Aukus defence pact between Australia, the UK and the US was only to be expected.France's was not.
And Paris's dramatic recall of its ambassadors to Canberra and Washington at the weekend may be just the start of the impact.
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Read more: New Zealand could be the big winner of AUKUS fallout
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/09/geoffrey-miller-new-zealand-could-be-the-big-winner-of-aukus-fallout.html
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