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Cyclone deployment
Defence

NZDF deploys specialist team and clean-up parties ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle

February 11, 2023

Around 100 Defence Force personnel were in Auckland communities on Friday afternoon helping remove flood-damaged waste ahead of forecast severe weather, with a specialist team positioned to assist civil defence. A team from Wellington’s Deployable […]

New statistics
Defence

Defence industry supports 61,000 jobs across the Tasman, contributes $11.6 billion to economy

February 11, 2023

Australia’s defence industry employed 61,600 people and contributed AUD 10.6 billion (NZD 11.6 billion) to the Australian economy in the 2021-22 financial year, according to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). […]

Geoff Blake
Defence

New Zealand Defence Industry Association votes in a new Chair and welcomes returning deputy

February 8, 2023

In a recent update, New Zealand Defence Industry Association (NZDIA) CEO Ian Harman informed Association members of the outcome of recently held vote for senior board positions. The NZDIA Board Meeting of 02 February saw […]

AAM
Aerospace

Advanced Air Mobility presents economic, social, and environmental opportunities to South East Queensland

February 8, 2023

Advanced Air Mobility company Wisk Aero and the South East Queensland Council of Mayors (COMSEQ) have published a Paper outlining the benefits Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) will bring South East Queensland. The two organisations entered […]

HMNZS Te Kaha.
Defence

MAPP: Defence Policy Review: Time stops for no government

January 17, 2023

Major procurements require a steady drumbeat of activity, writes Wayne Mapp, and the post-2023 election government will have purchase decisions to make in relation to the ANZAC and Project Protector fleet replacements. In October this […]

The Cube
Defence

SH Defence and Navantia sign MoU for development of modular Cube system

January 17, 2023

Modular Cube system is the subject of a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked recently between SH Defence and Navantia. Danish equipment provider SH Defence and Spain’s Navantia have signed an MoU to explore the […]

Taskforce Kiwi
Defence

Calling All Veterans: Taskforce Kiwi

January 11, 2023

Are you a defence or emergency services veteran keen to utilise your skills in the service of communities hit by natural disaster? Taskforce Kiwi might just be for you, writes Triplex Consulting’s Ross Browne. Taskforce […]

HIMARS
Defence

Australian Government purchases 20 Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)

January 6, 2023

The Australian Government has announced the purchase of twenty Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), and associated hardware, for an estimated cost of US$385 million. A highly mobile, combat-proven system that fires precision […]

Mark Worsfold
Defence

New role, same team: An interview with Babcock’s Mark Worsfold

January 6, 2023

In this exclusive interview, chief editor Nicholas Dynon talks with Mark Worsfold MNZM about his RNZN career highlights, the Maritime Enterprise Sustainment Team, and the priorities for his new role. Mark Worsfold has joined Babcock […]

Thetis Class
Defence

Modularity: What our partners are doing to build future-focused navies

January 4, 2023

The Royal Navy’s pursuit of capability adaptability should re-assure our own defence policy makers that modularity is worth investigating, writes maritime capability specialist and former Royal New Zealand Navy Officer Andrew Watts. This article is […]

BenchOn
Defence

Strengthening our Ecosystems – real and virtual – a priority for 2023

January 4, 2023

Line of Defence Magazine correspondent Jennie Vickers continues her coverage of LandForces 2022 with a profile of BenchOn and the ecosystem approach that drives their tech development and strategy. Advocating for New Zealand businesses into […]

Land Forces - Keith Payne
Defence

LandForces 2022:  Does “Where the bloody hell are you” apply to you?

December 20, 2022

Reporting from LandForces 2022, Line of Defence Magazine Correspondent Jennie Vickers highlights the Kiwi companies who made the long-anticipated trip across the ditch to fly the New Zealand flag. You had to be really determined […]

Peeni Henare
Defence

New Zealand Defence Minister visits Ukraine and Poland

November 21, 2022

New Zealand Defence Minister Peeni Henare has visited Ukraine and Poland, reaffirming New Zealand’s support for the Ukrainian defence against Russia’s invasion. According to a government media release, the minister’s visit  demonstrated New Zealand’s ongoing […]

Mark-Worsfold
Defence

Navy leader joins Babcock to lead Strategic Maritime Partnership with NZDF

November 21, 2022

Mark Worsfold MNZM has joined Babcock Australasia as Program Director – Strategic Maritime Partnerships last week after 35 years’ service with the Royal New Zealand Navy, his most recent role as Logistics Commander (Maritime). In […]

MQ-9B SeaGuardian
Defence

RIMPAC 2022 underscores game-changing value of MQ-9B SeaGuardian

October 6, 2022

New and current Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) prove ready for new roles and missions in major international naval exercise. Unmanned aircraft have always contained virtually limitless promise, though sometimes people need to be able to […]

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