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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 […]

A-4K with 75 Sqn RNZAF
Defence

MAPP: What a realistic increase in Defence spending can deliver

September 29, 2022

New Zealand can afford an appreciably enhanced defence force that will cost less than 2% of GDP, writes Dr Wayne Mapp, and over the last decade the strategic environment has changed sufficiently to justify it. […]

Nova Systems
Defence

Nova Systems Solving Challenges for the New Zealand Defence Force

September 28, 2022

After just over two years delivering for New Zealand’s land domain, Nova Systems is fast becoming a “go-to” advisory services provider and trusted partner to the Defence Force, the organisation’s Systems Engineering Lead Ade Morris […]

Defence Policy Review
Defence

Defence Policy Review: Kicking the can down the road or fundamental reset?

July 12, 2022

With the release last week of the Defence Policy Review Terms of Reference, writes Dr Peter Greener, will we see a Defence White Paper or Capability Plan prior to the next election? In my article […]

HMNZS Aotearoa
Defence

Mapp: Hard budget choices ahead if New Zealand to be a force for stability

June 30, 2022

Uncertain times require defence spending to be maintained at the NATO two percent standard, writes Dr Wayne Mapp. What would be the priorities, and could they be afforded within a two percent of GDP defence […]

Helicopter simulator
Air

Beca selected to deliver and support NZDF Helicopter Simulator upgrade

June 28, 2022

Beca, with the support of Leonardo and Virtual Simulation Systems (VSS), has been selected to upgrade the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) AW109 LUH Helicopter Simulator and provide ongoing through life support. The AW109 LUH […]

RNZAF NH90
Defence

Tim van de Molen: Focus on Information, Maritime, and People needed

June 25, 2022

National Party spokesperson for Defence and Veterans Tim van de Molen writes that the time is right for identifying what investments are needed to defend our values, play a leadership role in the Pacific, and […]

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