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China says the UK would bear all consequences for any move it took to offer Hong Kong citizens a path to settlement in Britain and also told Australia to not "go further down the wrong path".
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/07/china-tells-australia-uk-to-stop-interfering-in-hong-kong-or-consequences-shall-be-borne.html
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Australia has snapped awake from a long slumber with its new defence strategy.
It doesn't propose major new fleets of subs or strike fighters beyond the pre-existing plans. That's partly because they take many years and Australia has realised it has no years left.
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Read more: China the unspoken threat at centre of new defence strategy
- Article: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/china-the-unspoken-threat-at-centre-of-new-defence-strategy-20200630-p557qg.html
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Applications to join the military have shot up as Kiwis stare down the barrel of a bleak job market.
Between March and May, as coronavirus took hold in New Zealand and forced a nationwide lockdown, applications to join the NZ Defence Force (NZDF) rose by 400 compared to the same period last year - an increase of 21 per cent.
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Read more: Defence Force applications spike amid gloomy job outlook
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300045678/defence-force-applications-spike-amid-gloomy-job-outlook
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The United States military may seek repayment from New Zealand for years of free meals enjoyed by Kiwi troops in Afghanistan, according to a new report.
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Read more: US military may seek repayment from NZ for years of free meals in Afghanistan
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Enfield, UK, 29 June 2020 – HENSOLDT UK have completed the delivery of a fully type approved Kelvin Hughes Integrated Naval Bridge System (INBS) for Polar-class logistic ship HMNZS Aotearoa. At 26,000 tons this is one of the largest ever vessel built for the Royal New Zealand Navy and was recently delivered by Hyundai Heavy Industries.
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- Article: https://www.hensoldt.net/news/hensoldt-uk-delivers-full-integrated-naval-bridge-system-for-royal-new-zealand-navy-ship-hmnzs-aotearoa/
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) operates in a vast geography that ranges from idyllic Pacific islands to Antarctica, and also deals with broad array of missions.
RNZAF chief air vice-marshal Andrew Clark says that the missions of the broader New Zealand Defence Force fall into two broad areas, one covering typical military missions, the other being what would be regarded in other countries as coast guard work.
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Read more: RNZAF chief eyes big region, broad requirements
- Article: https://www.flightglobal.com/rnzaf-chief-eyes-big-regions-broad-requirements/139039.article
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A plan to launch Pukaki's remote airport into the rocket age has not gone down well with some operators at the airfield, with one labelling it "totally unacceptable".
Dawn Aerospace, a Kiwi-Dutch company developing unmanned, reusable rockets as a more economic and sustainable way of launching things like satellites into space, is planning to use the Mackenzie District airport for trial launches possibly as early as July.
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Read more: Reusable rocket trial fires up at Pukaki Airport in the Mackenzie
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/121940088/reusable-rocket-trial-fires-up-at-pukaki-airport-in-the-mackenzie
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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)’s newest vessel, the future HMNZS Aotearoa (A11), sailed into Auckland Harbour on June 26 following her 15 day journey from Ulsan, South Korea.
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Read more: Royal New Zealand Navy’s Newest Vessel HMNZS Aotearoa Arrives in Auckland
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Author has a few details wrong. Aotearoa is 26,000 tons, she can carry 22 20 ft containers, and weapons though this is not confirmed yet, but will most likely be "fitted for but not with" RNZN official fact sheet click here
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