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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Politics; Published: 07 August 2024

Category : Analysis

Author: RNZ

Australia, the US, Canada and the Philippines will hold a joint exercise in the South China Sea.
The ABC understands the Australian Defence Force has sent a surveillance aircraft to join the exercise.
The exercises are almost certain to draw an angry response from Beijing, which claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea as its own territory.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/524449/australia-joins-defence-exercise-in-contested-south-china-sea

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 07 August 2024

Category : Defence

Author: NZDF

New Zealand Army personnel from the Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rifles (QAMR) were recently tested at an armoured troop-level fire and manoeuvre exercise at Waiouru. From providing accurate support fires to conducting assaults on simulated enemy positions, Exercise Hill 60 saw NZ Army troops successfully complete 24-hour live firing battle handling exercises in the Waiouru Military Training Area.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/new-zealand-army-battles-tough-conditions-during-valuable-armoured-vehicle-exercise/

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 06 August 2024

Category : Opinion

Author: Wayne Mapp

There can be little doubt that the soon to be released Defence Capability Plan will require substantial new expenditure over the next decade, writes Dr Wayne Mapp.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2024/07/18/quantity-capability-investment-needed-in-defence/

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 02 August 2024

Category : News

Author: Phil Pennington

The US has included New Zealand under a military trade law that exists to "support [the] national security objectives of the United States" - without the New Zealand government's involvement.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/517453/new-zealand-quietly-added-to-us-military-trade-law

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Details: Category: News; Published: 02 August 2024

Category : Defence

Author: Phil Pennington

New Zealand has embedded itself in the US Space Force, which is strongly talking up the threat of China under the hashtag the "#FightIsOn" and slogan "the threat is real".

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/520385/nz-embeds-itself-in-us-space-force-which-is-talking-up-chinese-threat

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Politics; Published: 02 August 2024

Category : Analysis

Author: Jo Moir

Analysis - The longer the war in Europe goes on the greater the risk it creeps closer to New Zealand's shores.

That reality is clear for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon after a seat at the table of NATO in Washington DC this week.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/522022/luxon-s-nato-talks-bring-home-what-s-at-stake-for-new-zealand

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 02 August 2024

Category : Defence

Author: Phil Pennington

The Defence Force has been helping the US military with artificial intelligence-powered weapons to speed up what they call "kill chains".

US reports show the NZDF is one of a half dozen militaries involved in regular exercises to link American and allied war-fighting technology more closely.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/523908/nz-joins-us-military-exercises-deploying-ai-for-kill-chains

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 25 July 2024

Category : Defence

Author: NZDF

Aircraft belonging to the air forces of France, Germany and Spain are due to arrive at Base Ohakea this afternoon as crew and personnel make a goodwill visit to the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/european-air-forces-flying-in-for-new-zealand-visit/

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Australia joins defence exercise in contested South China Sea

New Zealand Army battles tough conditions during valuable armoured vehicle exercise

Quantity, Capability, or Both: More investment in Navy needed

New Zealand quietly added to US military trade law

NZ embeds itself in US Space Force, which is talking up Chinese threat

Luxon's NATO talks bring home what's at stake for New Zealand

NZ joins US military exercises deploying AI for 'kill chains'

European air forces flying in for New Zealand visit

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