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The decommission Inshore Patrol Vessels HMNZS Rotoiti and Pukaki have been sold to Ireland naval services for around 26 million Euro. ($40 million NZD)
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Now that the end of Managed Isolation and Quarantine at the border is approaching, it is timely to consider what lessons can be learned. Operation Protect is the New Zealand Defence Force commitment to the Covid-19 All-of-Government Response. There have been many anecdotal examples of defence personnel quitting in frustration over the task as well as the consequent inability to run courses that enable professional progression. The purpose of this article is to examine actual data gained under the official information act and draw conclusions where possible.
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Read more: High Price for NZDF Op Protect
- Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2022/03/02/high-price-for-nzdf-op-protect/
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IRVINE, California and SYDNEY, Australia: The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has selected Thomas Global’s TFD-7000 Series flight displays for its Boeing 757 fleet. The TFD-7000 Series displays deliver the most cost-effective and lowest risk display upgrade solution for Boeing 757, 767 and 737 aircraft.
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- Article: https://www.thomas-global.com/news-room/royal-new-zealand-air-force-selects-thomas-globals-flight-displays-for-boeing-757-fleet-modernization/
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The deal is expected to include two decommissioned Lake Class ships.
Ireland is reportedly set to procure two patrol vessels from New Zealand in a bid to bolster maritime security.
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Read more: Ireland to procure two patrol vessels from New Zealand
- Article: https://www.naval-technology.com/news/ireland-patrol-vessels-new-zealand/
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These vessels were not built in England but were built here in New Zealand.
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Dr Wayne Mapp writes that if New Zealand is to provide its Defence Force with modern platforms capable of interoperability with partners, it will need to maintain defence expenditure at 1.5 percent of GDP over the next decade.
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Read more: Does New Zealand spend enough on Defence?
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/12/13/line-of-defence-magazine-summer-2021-22/
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Does New Zealand spend enough on Defence? Simple answer is, "No, New Zealand does not spend enough on defence."
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I usually write a piece thanking the New Zealand Defence Force personnel who are deployed overseas and away from their families at Christmas. That sentiment stands but this year I’m going to focus on those deployed on duty at managed isolation and quarantine facilities around the country.
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Read more: A Xmas Shout-Out to MIQ Staff
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Defence Force staff serving overseas have a lot on their minds at the best of times.
But for those set to spend Christmas posted in another country thoughts are turning to friends, family and simple pleasures they can't have.
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Read more: Defence Force personnel abroad missing Kiwi delicacies
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Kiwis are told to put together emergency kits for a worst-case scenario – but the New Zealand state’s own stockpile is lacking despite an increasingly uncertain global environment, Dr Reuben Steff writes
Comment: Is Aotearoa New Zealand prepared for an increasingly unstable and unpredictable future?
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Read more: A wake-up call for Aotearoa as global instability grows
- Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/a-wake-up-call-for-aotearoa-as-global-instability-grows
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