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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is helping the United States to train the Japanese military to monitor satellites.
The training comes after the NZDF received US funding to set up a non-classified satellite monitoring hub in Auckland last year.
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Read more: NZDF helps train Japanese military to monitor satellites
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/527095/nzdf-helps-train-japanese-military-to-monitor-satellites
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A recent report from The Spinoff sheds light on the experiences and motivations of New Zealanders who have joined the conflict in Ukraine. Many of these volunteers are former members of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) who have chosen to fight alongside Ukrainian forces against Russian aggression.
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Read more: New Zealand mercenaries caught up in Ukraine-Russia conflict
- Article: https://hiddentruthreal.in/new-zealand-mercenaries-caught-up-in-ukraine-russia-conflict/
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One of the Royal Navy's offshore patrol vessels has joined her inshore New Zealand counterpart for some important training in the waters off Auckland.
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Read more: Offshore meets inshore as HMS Tamar joins HMNZS Taupō for training in Auckland
- Article: https://www.forcesnews.com/services/navy/offshore-meets-inshore-hms-tamar-joins-hmnzs-taupo-training-auckland
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Bohemia Interactive Australia (BIA) announced it has been awarded a contract by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) for an upgrade to VBS4, a virtual desktop simulation for collective tactical and mission rehearsal with support for over 100 training use cases. The award also includes an enterprise-wide licence and supplementary development by BIA to ultimately deliver a customised simulation to the NZDF.
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Read more: New Zealand Defence Force upgrades simulation capabilities
- Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/new-zealand-defence-force-upgrades-simulation-capabilities/
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A large number of irreplaceable naval memorabilia has been stolen from a Navy Cadets base in Cass Bay near Christchurch.
The Training Ship Godley Navy Cadets' building was broken into over the weekend of 10 and 11 August.
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Read more: 'Irreplaceable' naval memorabilia stolen from cadets base
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/525552/irreplaceable-naval-memorabilia-stolen-from-cadets-base
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Opinion - New Zealand is not just on the same page, but is now in lockstep with Australia.
That was the general theme of keynote foreign policy address by New Zealand's prime minister to a Sydney thinktank on Thursday.
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Read more: Christopher Luxon’s hawkish foreign policy address in Sydney
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/525332/geoffrey-miller-christopher-luxon-s-hawkish-foreign-policy-address-in-sydney
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Mouldy military housing needs fixing, but money to do so is short, the government says.
A campaign begun by a woman who lives at Waiouru army base has been gathering families' stories of living in health-eroding conditions, under the banner of Mission Homefront.
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Read more: Mouldy military housing needs fixing, but money is short, government says
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/525493/mouldy-military-housing-needs-fixing-but-money-is-short-government-says
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This is not sending a good message for the state of the NZDF in general with the Government saying they need to increase defence spending but the actual spending they're prepared to make on the basics of living conditions very disappointing and not giving me a lot of confidence on the government spending on on defence to say the least.
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A new era of tactical airlift capability for New Zealand has officially begun with Lockheed Martin delivering the first of five C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force during a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin’s facility in Marietta, Georgia on 8 August.
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Read more: Global Super Hercules fleet grows with delivery to New Zealand
- Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/global-super-hercules-fleet-grows-with-delivery-to-new-zealand/
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