Defence
What the Australian Defence Strategic Review could mean for New Zealand naval force structure
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Maritime
Defence
Babcock and NZDF partnership to deliver $15M injection into NZ economy
Local New Zealand businesses are set to reap the benefits of a partnership between Babcock and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) which will conduct maintenance and upgrade works on two decommissioned Royal New Zealand […]
Contracts
Babcock awarded NZDF Maritime Fleet Sustainment Service contract
Babcock has been awarded a further seven and a half year Maritime Fleet Sustainment Service contract – Hāpai Taua Manuao – by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), further strengthening its relationship with the Royal […]
Defence
Deeper Thinking Needed – AUKUS and Them
There’s been very little analysis on what the AUKUS announcement means for New Zealand’s defence and for decisions around maritime capability, writes former Opposition Spokesperson for Defence and Veterans Chris Penk MP.* It’s now been […]
Defence
Sustained Presence: The Royal New Zealand Navy and the Grey Zone
Future maritime conflict will be conducted in the grey zone. It’s a reality that New Zealand cannot ignore, and it has implications for the next generation of naval capability, writes maritime capability specialist and former Royal […]
Defence
Serco Defence brings Design, Build, Operate and Maintain expertise to region
According to Serco Defence’s Clint Thomas and Clinton Williams, international naval shipbuilding experience provides the defence prime with an understanding of future naval support operations, scale and capability that few can match. RADM (Ret’d) Clint […]
Defence
Modularity and the Shape of New Zealand’s Next Naval Fleet
Emerging naval doctrine supports the idea of a future navy based on modularity, writes maritime capability specialist and former Royal New Zealand Navy Officer Andrew Watts. This article is part of Line of Defence Magazine’s […]
Defence
SEA wins RNZN frigate communications system upgrade contract
UK defence and security electronic system specialist SEA announced on 13 September that it had been awarded a contract by New Zealand’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the first phase of upgrading the communications systems […]
Defence
Building New Zealand’s Future Navy: Beyond ‘like for like’ replacement
The need to replace half of the RNZN’s fleet by the mid 2030s presents a rare opportunity to move away from simply considering like for like replacements, writes Editor-at-large Peter Greener, and to consider newer […]
Defence
Serco Delivers RNZN Bridge Warfare Officer training in Lockdown
Students of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) first Bridge Warfare Officer Course (BWOC) run by Serco Defence graduated at Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS PHILOMEL in May. The course includes theory and practical training focusing […]
Defence
New Zealand’s future maritime helicopter options
With its Seasprites due for replacement in 2027, the Defence shopping list includes nine maritime helicopters. Editor-at-large Dr Peter Greener surveys the market and considers the main contenders. This article is part of Line of Defence […]
Defence
New leadership team for Lockheed Martin Australia Future Submarine Program
Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) has appointed John Chandler as its new Director of the Future Submarine Program Combat System Integration (FSP-CSI) to lead the design of the combat system for the Attack Class submarine. Chandler […]
Defence
Beca selected to support Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel Project
Beca Applied Technologies Ltd, with the support of specialist naval architecture company Vard Marine Inc, has been appointed by the Ministry of Defence as Technical Support Partner to the Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel project. Beca […]
Air
ATR 72MP: Effective and affordable force multiplier
Leonardo reports that its ATR 72MP aircraft, in addition to orders from the Turkish Navy, is now in service with both the Italian Air Force and the Italian Customs Police. The ATR 72MP is the […]
Defence
Babcock NZ picks up HF radio contract
As Babcock celebrates HF comms win, Defence looks to replace fire and airfield response appliances, and upgrades to HMNZS Canterbury and OPVs’ external communications systems have gone to market. Defence Minister Ron Mark announced on […]
