EDGE Defence New Zealand signs Agency Agreement with Danish Global Company SH Defence to deliver Advanced Modular Mission Systems to the Region.
EDGE Defence Ltd has signed a formal agency agreement with SH Defence, part of SH Group A/S (Denmark), to represent and deliver SH Defence’s world-leading modular mission systems and associated services across New Zealand and the Pacific region.
Under the agreement, EDGE Defence will act as SH Defence’s appointed agent for New Zealand and the Pacific Island region. The partnership will provide regional defence, security, and emergency response agencies with direct access to the full SH Defence product and service portfolio, including The Cube™, skidding and handling systems, launch and recovery systems (LARS), mission bay doors.
With EDGE Defence’s local support resources, the combined offering will include full through-life support and engineering integration services.
“This partnership represents a major step forward in bringing cutting-edge modular naval technology to New Zealand and the Pacific.”
Supporting New Zealand’s Defence Capability Plan 2025
The collaboration between EDGE Defence and SH Defence is strategically aligned with New Zealand’s Defence Capability Plan 2025, which places strong emphasis on modularity, deployability, and multi-domain interoperability as it maximises the use of its assets in an ever-changing environment.
By integrating SH Defence’s The Cube™ mission module system into naval, coastguard, and civil defence platforms, New Zealand and its Pacific partners will benefit from:
- Rapid mission reconfiguration – enabling vessels to switch between ISR, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and combat roles within hours.
- Sovereign sustainment – EDGE Defence will provide local engineering and technician support, local manufacturing, training, and maintenance, ensuring reduced reliance on offshore servicing and much shorter lead times.
- Regional resilience – scalable systems that can be deployed across Pacific Island nations and forward operating locations to strengthen collective maritime security and humanitarian response.
Sea State skidding system is mission bay compatible and can work with the hydraulic driven twist lock system. Image: SH Defence.
A Step Forward in Regional Maritime Capability
“This partnership represents a major step forward in bringing cutting-edge modular naval technology to New Zealand and the Pacific,” stated John Gell, General Manager of EDGE Defence NZ.
“Together with SH Defence, we are ready to support the Defence Force, Police, and Pacific partners with systems that are future-proof, interoperable and aligned with the Defence Capability Plan’s focus on agility and resilience.”
According to Peter Liisberg, Sales Director of SH Defence, the collaboration will ensure that SH Defence solutions are delivered with the highest level of local support and commitment.
“We are proud to join forces with EDGE Defence, who bring local marine engineering expertise, deep understanding of regional requirements, and strong relationships with government and defence clients,” said Peter Liisberg.
EDGE Defence and SH Defence confirmed that they are immediately positioned to support approaches to market, tender requests, and direct engagement with defence and security agencies across the region.
