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The Leander-class HMNZS Waikato joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1966. It was the first New Zealand warship designed to embark a helicopter. However, the flight deck was designed for the small to light utility helicopters; like the Westland Wasp Lynx, and SeaSprite. The Ship had a colourful service history.
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Read more: HMNZS Waikato and the Sea King Emergency
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US-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) has released an analysis of the US Navy’s planned surface force structure, providing invaluable insights into the future direction, acquisition and planning of the Royal Australian Navy’s own surface combatants.
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Read more: US think tank highlights need to restructure allied surface forces
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OPINION: The US army has a sacred rule: leave no man, or woman, behind.
The principle of taking care of each other - no matter the cost - is deeply embedded in the military.
Jawed Yousufi was left behind.
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Read more: Government's 'terrible betrayal' of stranded Afghan interpreter
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When Lower Hutt man Andrew Wickham joined the New Zealand Army in 1990 his recruiter didn’t tell him he would spend a good part of the next 30 years posted to some of the most unforgiving places in the world in testing conditions.
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WATCH || HMNZS Manawanui looking good from all angles. Check out this 360 view taken from a Seasprite helicopter. Cleared for departure ✅ HMNZS Manawanui heads to sea for the first time since her commissioning in June last year, as part of her Sea Acceptance Readiness Checks. It all builds towards Operation Readiness for our Navy's newest fleet member. HMNZS Manawanui
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The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of five C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and related equipment to New Zealand for an estimated cost of $1.4 billion.
The sale will be conducted through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on Nov. 20.
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Read more: New Zealand Cleared to Procure Five C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft
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So how could a naval task group with coalition frigates paired with a LHD perform a number of useful roles beyond warfighting or HADR, including support for operations? How could the LHD enhance those operations?
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In 2010, Rod Lyon of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute wrote: “With the return of the more strategically-extroverted Kiwi, it is a good time for Australia and New Zealand to be putting more meat on the bones of their Closer Defence Relationship.” 1 Various areas of the “closer defence relations” between Australia and New Zealand are ripe for cooperative enhancement, but one of the most obvious is amphibious operations. Both nations have recognized that their amphibious forces provide a means to further jointness among national service branches, but the current international interest in amphibiosity means they are also a tool for effective engagement and for enhancing interoperability.
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Read more: Coming Full Circle - The Renaissance of Anzac Amphibiosity
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