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The Pentagon said Friday it is awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, following a highly scrutinized bidding process which Amazon had been favored to win.
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Read more: Pentagon awards $10 bn cloud contract to Microsoft, snubbing Amazon
- Article: https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-awards-10-bn-cloud-contract-to-microsoft-snubbing-amazon-72617/
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The Defence department is releasing its plan for how it will join with the Pacific and "like-minded" nations to fight the "complex disrupters" facing the region, including climate change, transnational organised crime, and resource competition.
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Read more: Defence paper puts meat on 'Pacific Reset' bones in report being released
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/116970744/defence-paper-puts-meat-on-pacific-reset-bones-in-report-being-released-on-tuesday
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Read more: Has Defence gone off the Pacific deep end?
- Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/has-defence-gone-off-the-pacific-deep-end
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New Zealand has announced plans to increase its military capabilities in the Pacific in a move that is widely expected to prompt reaction from China.
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Read more: China watching as New Zealand unveils military buildup in Pacific
- Article: https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/10/29/609846/New-Zealand-China-military-Pacific-US-Australia
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Endurance 170 LHD/LHA
Endurance 170 design, a landing helicopter assault (LHA) ship that measures 170m long from ST Marine Singapore, and was first displayed at IMDEX Asia 2017. It is an evolution of the Endurance 160, of which a scale model was on display. Far more capable than the four-ship Endurance 140 LPD class currently operated by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), ST Marine said it had a 'potential customer' for the Endurance 170.
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Read more: Why do I think the Endurance 170 LHD is a good choice for the RNZN.
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has sent 21 explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) experts to help the Australian Defence Force and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force remove unexploded Second World War explosives in the Solomon Islands.
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Read more: NZDF sends explosive ordnance disposal experts to Solomon Islands
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/nzdf-sends-explosive-ordnance-disposal-experts-to-solomon-islands-42da5fcd9143
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New Zealand’s Defence Minister, Hon Ron Mark, in conjunction with Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies, launched “Advancing Pacific Partnerships: A Framework for Defence’s Approach to the Pacific” on 29 October at Te Papa in Wellington. This is the latest in a series of Defence Assessments conducted by the Ministry of Defence and designed to provide more detail around the Government’s Strategic Defence Policy Statement 2018.
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Read more: Defence Minister Commits To Rebuilding Reserve Force
- Article: https://unclas.com/2019/10/30/defence-minister-commits-to-rebuilding-reserve-force/
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The New York Times reported on 16 October that the People’s Republic of China had leased the island of Tulagi from Solomon Islands. A secret deal was apparently struck in September, no doubt around the time Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare ascended to his leadership role and Solomon Islands announced its switch from recognising Taipei to Beijing. Tulagi is remembered mostly as the place where the pivotal Allied campaign for Guadalcanal started in World War II. With the leasing of the island, we may well have a shift in the strategic competition in the Pacific.
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Read more: The Tulagi turning point
- Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-tulagi-turning-point/
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