Category : Defence
Author: Key.Aer

Chen Chuanren flies with the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s No.6 Squadron to find out more about its Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprites.

For 32 years, the Royal New Zealand Navy flew four Westland Wasp helicopters as part of its Naval Support Flight, from Leander– class Batch 2TA frigates. The Navy received numerous former Fleet Air Arm Wasps for spares, before the type’s retirement in 1998.

Article: https://www.key.aero/article/super-seasprites
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Category : Defence
Author: Nighthawk

Around 2035 the RNZN's two ANZAC frigates will need replacing. What are New Zealand’s options. What will meet their needs and requirements. Now this is one of the hard this, as decisions we make today have to compatible for at last 30 years.

There already a few options that New Zealand could tap into. From the expensive to the more affordable options. The RNZN has been keeping an eye on various projects around the world already but officially the industry engagement is around 2023.

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Category : Defence
Author: Nicholas Dynon

Data is fast defining the geostrategic power of nation states and the nature of their societies, writes Nicholas Dynon. According to speakers at the NZDIA IDEAS 2020 event, this presents big challenges for New Zealand.

Humankind is moving in faster and in ever more connected ways towards a future in which data – the building blocks of information – will be the single most important measure of a nation’s geostrategic power. It’s a process that’s already begun.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2020/12/20/information-competition/
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Category : Defence
Author: NZ Defence Force

Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion have successfully completed maritime patrols in support of international efforts to monitor sanctions against North Korea, reporting vessels of interest and illicit ship-to-ship transfers to authorities.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/third-deployment-enforcing-sanctions-against-north-korea-successfully-completed/
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Category : Defence
Author: Maxine Jacobs

Amid trucks shifting metal and planes soaring through the sky, work to build a roost for the air force's newest birds has begun.

Piercing the stones with a shovel at Ōhakea air base, Defence Minister Peeni Henare on Tuesday signalled the start of the largest construction project the Defence Force has undertaken.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300184153/work-starts-on-new-home-for-poseidon-aircraft-at-hakea-base
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Category : Defence
Author: Dan Lake

Boeing has been awarded a contract worth approximately NZ$150 million to provide P-8A Poseidon training for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).

The aircraft manufacturer was appointed by the United States Navy to work on a suite of training systems and courseware to prepare RNZAF aircrew and maintenance staff to safely and effectively operate and maintain the aircraft for decades to come.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2020/12/boeing-awarded-multi-million-dollar-royal-new-zealand-air-force-training-contract.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) conducted combined operations in the eastern Pacific, Dec. 8 through Dec. 9.

Article: https://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/130780
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The New Zealand Ministry of Defence’s Nick Gillard MNZM and NZDF’s Group Captain Pete Franken introduce the New Zealand Information Domain Review and Information Domain Delivery Strategy at the NZDIA’s IDEAS 2020 Part Two.

According to Nick Gillard, Director Land Domain (and previously Director Information Domain) it is in the Defence Capability Plan 2019 that the concept of the information domain was mooted for the first time. Since then, Defence has launched the Information Domain Review (IDR) and the Information Domain Delivery Strategy (IDDS). 

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2020/12/05/introducing-new-zealand-information-domain/
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