Category : News

A recently published Fortinet whitepaper highlights the need to protect New Zealand’s critical infrastructure from “grey zone” threats as global tensions heighten and a new Cold War sets in.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/06/20/protecting-new-zealands-critical-infrastructure/
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Category : Defence

According to information published by Stuff on June 18, 2023, the Anzac class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha was confronted by two Chinese PLA Navy frigates in the disputed Spratly Islands. Two vessels, along with a helicopter and four other vessels, approached the 3500-tonne New Zealand frigate within 463 meters.

Article: https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/june/13246-china-navy-s-confronts-new-zealand-frigate-hmnzs-te-kaha-in-spratly-islands.html
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 Stuff says HMNZS Te Mana not HMNZS Te Kaha.  Read here.

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Category : News
Author: Christopher Cottrell

New Zealand and Fiji have signed a defence agreement to strengthen military training and maritime security, that comes amid rising tensions over security in the region.

Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/14/new-zealand-and-fiji-strike-defence-deal-amid-rising-pacific-tensions
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Author: Tim Fish

Under Plan ANZAC, signed between the New Zealand Army and Australian Army in April, the two forces will become more closely integrated than before.

Article: https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/australia-to-assist-nz-army-recovery-under-plan-anzac
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Category : Defence
Author: Louisa Cleave and Paula Penfold

A New Zealand frigate was confronted in a sensitive part of the South China Sea by Chinese navy warships demanding details of its passage, a Stuff Circuit investigation has revealed.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300907470/nz-frigate-confronted-by-chinese-navy-in-south-china-seas-investigation-reveals
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, something he confirmed for the first time had already happened, was a reminder to the West that it could not inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/06/ukraine-invasion-russian-president-vladimir-putin-says-he-s-putting-nuclear-bombs-in-belarus-as-warning-to-west.html
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Category : News
Author: NZDF

New Zealand Defence Force personnel are continuing to assist international efforts to cohere and coordinate the movement of donated military aid to Ukraine.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/story-collections/support-to-ukraine/
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Category : Opinion
Author: CarteNav

HMNZs Aotearoa is a Maritime Sustainment Capability (MSC) vessel and largest ship in the Royal New Zealand Navy's Fleet. A Polar-class Logistics Support Ship, HMNZS Aotearoa, is designed as a resupply vessel, supporting and resupplying other vessels and helicopters during operations - and uses AIMS-ISR to do it.

Article: https://cartenav.com/case-study/hmnzs-aotearoa/#effective-sensor-integration-was-a-key-requirement
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