To face to the increasing challenge to protect the security of its wide maritime domain in the Pacific Ocean, the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s air surveillance capability will be significantly increased with the Boeing P-8 Poseidon, one of the very few options for a long range patrolling operations.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2020/07/14/leonardo-patrol-aircraft/
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Author: David Fisher

Our military's Operation Respect programme to eliminate harmful and inappropriate sexual behaviour is destined to fail without fundamental change, an oversight report has found.

The independent report from the Ministry of Defence is a damning dissection of the NZ Defence Force's culture-changing project, launched in 2016 to stamp out sexual abuse, assaults and harassment.

Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12348330
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Whangarei woman Chanel Ruri’s first posting to a ship in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is a notable one — she will serve on the RNZN’s biggest-ever ship.

Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/northland-woman-eager-to-serve-on-navys-biggest-ever-ship-34f5680a0a2e
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Author: Anne-Marie Brady

The Ardern government is using deliberately ambiguous tactics to deter an increasingly aggressive partner while (so far) avoiding punishment.

Article: https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/new-zealands-quiet-china-shift/
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5 weaknesses plaguing the People's Liberation Army Does the People's Liberation Army really live up to the eulogizing reports by the Chinese State media? WION's Palki Sharma tells you how this army is burdened with organizational problems & riddled with inefficiencies.

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New Zealand’s Coalition Government has approved the purchase of Bushmaster vehicles to replace the New Zealand Army’s armoured Pinzgauer fleet.

Article: https://defpost.com/new-zealand-army-to-purchase-bushmaster-vehicles-to-replace-its-armoured-pinzgauer-fleet/
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Join our New Zealand Army’s High Readiness Task Unit and the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s No. 3 Squadron as they teamed up to conduct an urban assault during Exercise Steel Talon. From helicopters and fast ropes to urban clearances on the ground, you’ll get a good look behind the scenes at how our personnel train to win on the battlefield.

Article: https://defpost.com/new-zealand-army-to-purchase-bushmaster-vehicles-to-replace-its-armoured-pinzgauer-fleet/
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Australia has always considered the South Pacific our “patch of paradise” to protect and nurture. But now the Chinese are moving in and splashing their cash in places like Fiji and Vanuatu. So what’s next?

Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NF3y1ouJ64
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