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Defence Policy Review

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Defence

What the Australian Defence Strategic Review could mean for New Zealand naval force structure

June 23, 2023

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 […]

HMNZS Te Kaha
Defence

MAPP: Responding to Disaster: Is the NZDF sufficiently resourced to carry out the tasks ahead?

March 8, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle has highlighted the need for action on a range of big-ticket personnel and equipment issues, and a quicker paced Defence Review would help, writes Wayne Mapp. Cyclone Gabrielle has wrought the most destruction […]

Stephen Smith
Defence

Australia’s Prime Minister handed final Defence Strategic Review report

February 15, 2023

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles have received the final Defence Strategic Review (DSR) report. Authored by former Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and former Chief […]

Survey
Defence

Defence Policy Review: Defence seeks the public’s input to shape New Zealand’s future defence strategy

February 11, 2023

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and the Ministry of Defence are asking New Zealanders to help shape the country’s future defence strategy by taking part in the Defence Policy Review. “Last year the Government […]

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 […]

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 […]

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