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This is the sixth instalment in a series of articles in which I have discussed options for the regeneration of naval capability in light of the reality that every ship in the current fleet (with the exception of HMNZS Aotearoa) reaches the end of its forecast life in the early to mid-2030s. This article re-examines the thinking embodied in those earlier articles in the light of the updated policy settings outlined in the Defence Policy and Strategic Statement 2023 and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Future Force Design Principles 2023.
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Read more: Future Force Design Principles and the next generation Royal New Zealand Navy fleet
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/09/18/future-force-design-principles-and-modularity/
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Defence Ministry has issued a request for information to replace nearly the entire naval fleet, which currently includes nine ships in six different classes.
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Read more: New Zealand seeks new ships to replace ‘majority’ of naval fleet
- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2023/09/11/new-zealand-seeks-new-ships-to-replace-majority-of-naval-fleet/
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- Article: https://www.incline.org.nz/home/the-new-zealand-defence-policy-and-strategy-statement-2023-what-are-the-implications-for-the-royal-new-zealand-navy
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A retired Orion has been pulled apart at Marlborough’s Base Woodbourne and will make its way to the Air Force Museum in Christchurch.
On Tuesday Airbus staff removed the fuselage and wings from the Lockheed P-3K2 Orion NZ4203, ready for transport to Wigram where it will be on public display.
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Read more: End of an era: Air force Orion takes a road trip from Woodbourne to Wigram
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/132874960/end-of-an-era-air-force-orion-takes-a-road-trip-from-woodbourne-to-wigram
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A campaign to have a soldier who died saving others on Mount Ruapehu recognised with New Zealand’s highest award for bravery has been denied by the prime minister.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300960550/pm-declines-request-to-upgrade-bravery-award-for-soldier-who-died-on-mt-ruapehu-helping-others
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will officially retire the first of its Lockheed C-130H Hercules tactical transport aircraft this week.
Located at Base Auckland the RNZAF’s No. 40 Squadron, which operates a fleet of five C-130H aircraft, will hold a ceremony to mark to occasion on 12 February and a Squadron retirement function in the hangar the day before.
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Read more: End of an era: RNZAF retires first C-130H
- Article: https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/air/end-of-an-era-rnzaf-retires-first-c-130h
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The Royal New Zealand Navy’s maritime sustainment vessel, HMNZS Aotearoa, has sailed today from Auckland bound for South East Asia to participate in the Five Power Defence Arrangements Exercise Bersama Lima in Malaysia, alongside frigate HMNZS Te Mana.
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Read more: NZ Navy to participate in major South East Asia exercise
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The last aircraft to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s latest fleet has hit the tarmac in Ōhakea.
All four Boeing P-8A Poseidon were lined up at the base on Friday marking the final chapter in what has been a five-year journey to bring the planes to New Zealand.
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Read more: P-8A Poseidon: Final aircraft joins maritime surveillance fleet
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300952255/p8a-poseidon-final-aircraft-joins-maritime-surveillance-fleet
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