Author: Line of Defence Magazine

The key foreign policy test for the New Zealand government during the next two years, writes former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp, is whether New Zealand can maintain the balance of its relationships with China and the United States.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2019/02/20/china-challenge/
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Author: New Zealand Defence Force

The School of Artillery has been out in Waiouru for Exercise Hellfire, which is designed to test the skills of our people who are on either the Young Officer course, Command Systems Sergeants course or the Targeting Bombardiers course. 16 Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery were there supporting the live fire phase of the exercise with the L119 Light Gun and the 81mm Mortar. Check out what they got up to.

Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-t-qDDo09g
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Author: Nighthawk

Here are some various photos of the Royal New Zealand Navy's largest ship, HMNZS Aotearoa.

Article: http://nighthawk.nz
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The just-released Defence Capability Plan is the most comprehensive argument for investment in Defence in modern times, writes Editor-at-large Dr Peter Greener, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies (VUW).

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2019/07/09/defence-capability-plan-2019/
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Soldiers from 1-27 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, get on line to provide security as part of Phantom Major, a major annual training exercise for the New Zealand Armed Forces.

Article: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5808543/25th-id-soldiers-train-exercise-phantom-major-19
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Author: B.K. Greener and Peter Greener

New Zealand’s Defence capability plan 2019 (DCP ’19), released last week, lays out ways to spend the NZ$20 billion pledged to defence by the coalition government early in its tenure. It clearly knits together future purchases and expenditure with the policy priorities set out in the preceding Strategic defence policy statement 2018 (SDPS). For the most part, DCP ’19 is a compelling document, but some questions remain.

Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/capable-for-what-new-zealands-2019-defence-capability-plan/
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Author: Andrew Davies

I’ve just got back from Wellington, where ASPI was involved in Australia-New Zealand defence cooperation and policy discussions. As usual, we were hosted admirably by our Kiwi colleagues and the cultural and historical affinities between the two countries made for easy discussions.

Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/nz-defence-capability-running-to-stand-still/
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 This is an older article thought would be a good read, to see and compare where we are today with the NZDF.


 

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