Author: Jason Woodroofe

The global military drone market is growing rapidly and as New Zealand looks to the future of its defense force we must ask ourselves if we see drone technology there. Public perception of UAVs is often negative and associated with issues like the war on terror and armed drone strikes. However, drones also have many meaningful uses, including search and rescue, maritime surveillance, humanitarian assistance and communications support.

Article: https://theowp.org/reports/should-nzdf-opt-for-a-drone-based-future/
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 The DCP 2019 states it will be looking at drones to supplement the P-8A's and other surveillance aircraft.  NZ EEZ and SAR areas are huge, and drones will help supplement any search as a cheaper option once up and running that a full flight P-8A.

They still have a human element involved with it's operation. They have longer loiter time and you can change pilots mid-flight. It also means, if in the time of conflict and drone is shot down there is no loss of life.

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Author: Caspian Report

The recent mapping of New Zealand's continental crust could redefine maritime boundaries in the Pacific.

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Author: James C. Bennett

Bringing the navies of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom together under common command would make for a formidable naval force.

Article: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/january/all-queens-ships
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Spanish shipbuilder Navantia announced that NUSHIP Supply, a new AOR (Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment) vessel for the Royal Australian Navy departed from the Ferrol shipyard to start initial sea trials.

Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/08/navantia-built-aor-supply-starts-sea-trials-in-spain/
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Author: Lee Kenny

Members of the American military have arrived in Christchurch ahead of their deployment to Antarctica.

A C-17 plane – from McChord Air Force Base in the State of Washington – landed at Christchurch Airport on Friday morning, before the 30 personnel were transported to one of the city’s five quarantine hotels.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122376826/us-military-in-managed-isolation-in-new-zealand-ahead-of-antarctica-trip
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Author: Benjamin Creek

OPINION: I grew up in Christchurch, always dreaming of bigger cities, more people, being where the action is.

I turned 18 a week after the February 2011 earthquake. Having spent early adulthood amongst the rubble, I was fed up with a small, broken town as well as the National government under John Key. It just wasn't my cup of tea.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/122374485/a-kiwi-in-melbourne-i-used-to-love-australia-but-now-im-looking-at-nz-with-longing
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Author: Catrin Owen

A former Auckland teacher was in "absolute shock" to find out he was being investigated for alleged sexual assaults against six young boys, his defence lawyer says.

Benjamin Christopher Missi Swann, who is also known as Benjy Swann, denies 10 charges of indecent acts on a young person at his trial in the High Court at Auckland.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/122378051/boys-lied-about-being-sexually-assaulted-by-exauckland-teacher-defence-says
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Author: Dan Lake

The US government has issued a travel warning for New Zealand over the country's '23 active cases' of COVID-19, despite the fact there are more than 2 million active cases in the US itself, where community transmission is rife. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2020/08/united-states-government-issues-travel-warning-for-new-zealand-due-to-23-active-cases.html
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