Rocket Lab has partnered with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to be the sole provider of ground station services for the Electron launch vehicle and Photon satellite bus customers.

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Google says it now has a quantum computer which can solve complex problems in minutes that would take today's most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/10/quantum-computing-what-is-it-an-explainer.html
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Newly-released emails reveal Finance Minister Grant Robertson's staff tried to keep secret Treasury's criticism of a government proposal, but were unsuccessful.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/401804/emails-show-finance-minister-s-staff-tried-to-keep-treasury-criticism-secret
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New Zealand's newest Navy ship has been christened in South Korea by Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy.

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So now that HMNZS AOTEAROA is christened, what are the stats, and her capabilities?

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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) christened its newest ship, the future HMNZS Aotearoa (A12), during a ceremony at the Hyundai Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea on Oct. 25.

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Soldiers from 1-27 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, get on line to provide security as part of Phantom Major, a major annual training exercise for the New Zealand Armed Forces.

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New Zealand’s Defence capability plan 2019 (DCP ’19), released last week, lays out ways to spend the NZ$20 billion pledged to defence by the coalition government early in its tenure. It clearly knits together future purchases and expenditure with the policy priorities set out in the preceding Strategic defence policy statement 2018 (SDPS). For the most part, DCP ’19 is a compelling document, but some questions remain.

Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/capable-for-what-new-zealands-2019-defence-capability-plan/
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