Author: Caley Callahan

The Government's forked out more than $100 million to buy a fleet of brand-new armoured vehicles for the army.

It's an investment Defence Minister Ron Mark says will save Kiwi soldiers' lives.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/07/government-forking-out-over-100m-for-armoured-vehicles.html
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Author: Ron Mark

The Coalition Government has approved the purchase of a fleet of Bushmaster vehicles to replace the New Zealand Army’s armoured Pinzgauers, Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced today.

Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-armoured-vehicles-new-zealand-army
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Author: Maxine Jacobs

The army's deteriorating fleet is to receive a boost thanks to the purchase of 43 new armoured vehicles.

Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced that the Government has approved buying Bushmaster NZ5.5 vehicles, two of which were on show at Linton Military Camp on Wednesday.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122067489/new-armoured-vehicle-purchase-replaces-ageing-fleet
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Author: Ireland Hendry-Tennent

Rocket Lab's failed launch isn't as bad as it may seem, according to the founder of a digital technology company. 

On Sunday Rocket Lab's thirteenth launch failed after an Electron rocket was lost during the mission. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/07/rocket-lab-s-failed-launch-was-first-in-company-s-history.html
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Author: ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN

The Royal Australian Navy’s 808SQN based at HMAS Albatross near Nowra will soon replace its Airbus MRH 90 helicopters with a new utility helicopter.

Article: https://adbr.com.au/navy-to-get-new-utility-helicopter/
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Author: George Block

Veterans have taken aim at an Army ban on urban live firing exercises.

The NZ Defence Force (NZDF) instituted the ban after a soldier was shot during a live firing exercise in 2019 at the Battle Training Facility in Ardmore in rural south Auckland.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300050492/veterans-take-aim-at-nzdf-ban-on-urban-live-firing-exercises
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Author: U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The United States Navy will sponsor the 27th Rim of the Pacific exercise, Aug. 17-31.

Hosted by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, this biennial maritime exercise will be an at-sea-only event in light of COVID-19 concerns. The theme of RIMPAC 2020 is “Capable, Adaptive, Partners.”

Article: https://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/130607
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Author: Zane Small

A National MP with links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been criticised for not being accessible enough to English media outlets - but his boss Todd Muller disagrees. 

Dr Yang, a list MP who joined Parliament in 2011 and admitted to once training Chinese spies, was recently criticised in a TVNZ report over refusing an interview with a Q&A journalist for more than two years. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/07/todd-muller-defends-chinese-communist-party-linked-national-mp-jian-yang-who-s-accused-of-avoiding-english-media.html
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