Equipping naval personnel with the state-of-the-art tools and opportunities necessary to perform their duties effectively also allows them to realise their full professional potential, writes Rod Bird, Head Austal Technology. In an era where technological […]
Ahead of a Fiji fishing patrol tasking, HMS Tamar tangles with New Zealand ‘vessels of interest’ in board and search training exercises in the Hauraki Gulf. The crew of the Portsmouth-based patrol ship trained in […]
Leonardo is pitching the AW159 Wildcat helicopter as a solution for New Zealand Defence’s maritime helicopter replacement (MHR) programme; will work with partners to establish a Wildcat Support Centre in Auckland. Leonardo is collaborating with New […]
Australia’s Navy is set to become much larger and more lethal in response to “strategic circumstances”, but concerns raised over training of skilled local workforce and recruitment of Defence personnel, writes Chief Editor Nicholas Dynon. […]
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will soon take delivery of a 6.8-metre renewable-powered Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) to trial on a short-term lease. According to the New Zealand Defence Force, the Bluebottle is designed […]
Babcock’s capable, adaptable and cost-effective Arrowhead 140 is the company’s answer for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s future needs. Babcock’s Arrowhead platform offers an unrivalled blend of price, capability and flexibility to suit the future […]
Australian specialist and tactical watercraft manufacturer The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG) awarded contract with the US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for an initial supply of vessels for rapid experimentation and concept development by the US […]
Following a successful suppliers’ day held in New Zealand for potential future Arrowhead suppliers, Babcock confirms it will formally present its Arrowhead platform as the future solution to the RNZN. In response to the New […]
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Sentinel 1250 Littoral Manoeuvre Craft (LMC) fleet official launch has been met with glowing reviews from service personnel. Tasmania-based manufacturer Sentinel Boats (formerly PFG) has built three boats for […]
Tasmanian manufacturer Sentinel Boats (formally PFG) has announced the appointment of RAN veteran George McGuire CSC as CEO to lead the company into a dynamic new chapter. McGuire had a 28-year career in the Royal […]
Babcock Australasia has appointed Kelly Smith as its Chief Marine Engineer based at the Royal New Zealand Naval Base in Auckland. The new role spans Babcock’s marine technical teams in New Zealand, including engineers and […]
Editor-at-large Dr Peter Greener writes that we’ll have to wait until after the upcoming General Election and into next year before we get to learn whether a future New Zealand government will be putting its […]
Andrew Watts considers the Future Force Design Principles 2023 through the lens of capability modularity. Does a modular approach present the most cost effective means for acquiring capability for the full spectrum of potential missions? […]
The AUKUS arrangement poses big questions for New Zealand’s approach to alliances and naval capability. Wayne Mapp writes that the response will need leadership from the top. The most important security issue currently facing New […]
An Australian force design oriented towards Distributed Maritime Operations poses questions for the design of NZ’s future fleet, writes maritime capability specialist and former Royal New Zealand Navy Officer Andrew Watts. The Australian Defence Strategic […]
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