Category : Defence
Author: Oscar Francis

The New Zealand Defence Force has quietly disposed of $29 million worth of air defence missiles which were never used or brought into service.

Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/axing-missile-system-leaves-nz-army-without-air-defence
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Category : Defence
Author: Phil Pennington

The Ministry of Defence is poised to go shopping for proposals on acquiring drones, as well as look at buying about $1 billion worth of maritime helicopters.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/488588/ministry-of-defence-sets-sights-on-new-maritime-helicopters-and-drones
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Category : Defence
Author: Andy Brew

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s newest and largest ship, the HMNZS Aotearoa, has been practising its manoeuvres in the Marlborough Sounds.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/131808680/navys-newest-and-biggest-ship-undergoes-training-drills-in-picton-harbour
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Category : News
Author: APDR

Following the news that New Zealand expressed its willingness in joining the non-nuclear ‘pillar two’ of the AUKUS agreement that involves working on several emerging technologies, Harshavardhan Dabbiru, Defence Analyst at GlobalData, a data and analytics company, offers his view:

Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/globaldata-new-zealand-potential-involvement-in-aukus-may-enhance-regional-security-challenges/
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Category : Analysis

The days of a separate frontline and back office are gone. In both peace and conflict, and the grey zone in between, the Defence Force exploits a digital eco-system to deliver domain mastery, and operational and organisational excellence objectives as part of its strategy.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/03/29/nzdf-cio-data-and-decision-making-in-the-nzdf/
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Category : Defence
Author: Sam Sachdeva

The latest of more than 30 reports on the future of Devonport’s naval base has recommended against closing it altogether - but a back-up facility in the north may be on the way.

Article: https://www.facebook.com/cornercaravan?mibextid=ZbWKwL
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Category : Defence

Minister of Defence, Andrew Little and Minister of Police, Ginny Andersen, have confirmed New Zealand’s ongoing contribution to the Operation Gallant Phoenix multinational intelligence mission in Jordan.

Article: https://insidegovernment.co.nz/operation-gallant-phoenix-commitment-to-continue/
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