Author: Alice Geary

A plan to launch Pukaki's remote airport into the rocket age has not gone down well with some operators at the airfield, with one labelling it "totally unacceptable".

Dawn Aerospace, a Kiwi-Dutch company developing unmanned, reusable rockets as a more economic and sustainable way of launching things like satellites into space, is planning to use the Mackenzie District airport for trial launches possibly as early as July.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/121940088/reusable-rocket-trial-fires-up-at-pukaki-airport-in-the-mackenzie
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Author: Greg Waldron

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) operates in a vast geography that ranges from idyllic Pacific islands to Antarctica, and also deals with broad array of missions.

RNZAF chief air vice-marshal Andrew Clark says that the missions of the broader New Zealand Defence Force fall into two broad areas, one covering typical military missions, the other being what would be regarded in other countries as coast guard work.

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Article: https://www.flightglobal.com/rnzaf-chief-eyes-big-regions-broad-requirements/139039.article
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Author: DefPost

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)’s newest vessel, the future HMNZS Aotearoa (A11), sailed into Auckland Harbour on June 26 following her 15 day journey from Ulsan, South Korea.

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Article: https://defpost.com/royal-new-zealand-navys-newest-vessel-hmnzs-aotearoa-arrives-in-auckland/
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 Author has a few details wrong. Aotearoa is 26,000 tons, she can carry 22 20 ft containers, and weapons though this is not confirmed yet, but will most likely be "fitted for but not with"  RNZN official fact sheet click here
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