Singapore’s new Victory-class Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) offers a potentially disruptive solution to two of New Zealand’s most persistent naval challenges, writes Graeme Doull. As Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visits Changi Naval Base this week, […]
The question is no longer whether drones will shape future conflict. The question is whether New Zealand intends to participate in that future – or be left behind, writes former New Zealand Army officer Graeme […]
We should stop asking which frigate to buy and start asking how to build a force designed for a future in which sea battles are fought by drones, writes former New Zealand Army Officer Graeme […]
The latest NZDF unit amalgamation presents both a loss of capability and a lack of respect for tradition, writes former NZ Army officer Graeme Doull. The NZ Army has amalgamated two of its three Regular […]
In the modern battlespace there are drones or there are targets, and it’s now time for the New Zealand Army’s leaders to make some decisions and take some risks, writes former New Zealand Army Officer Graeme Doull. […]
Modularity, flexibility, and the exploitation of autonomy should inform New Zealand’s maritime fleet renewal, writes maritime capability specialist and former Royal New Zealand Navy Officer Andrew Watts ONZM. In an article that provides invaluable insight […]
New Zealand Defence has just procured a capability in insufficient numbers due to budget constraints, and this leaves the NZDF with little resilience, writes former New Zealand Army Officer Graeme Doull. The decision to acquire the […]
New Zealand faces a choice. We can continue to tinker at the edges, replacing old assets with new ones, or we can intentionally design a Defence Force for the Pacific. That means tough decisions, writes […]
New Zealand risks falling behind amid a drone-enabled transformation in warfare. We need a fundamental shift in both military strategy and our approach to innovation – and political leadership is needed, writes former New Zealand […]
Preparing for the remotely fought battlefield will require the NZDF to take a new approach to simulation, wargaming and the development and testing of drone and counter drone technologies, writes former New Zealand Army officer […]
Graeme Doull is a former New Zealand Army Armoured Corps officer who deployed to Bougainville and with INTERFET to East Timor. Since leaving the Army, he has built more than 20 years’ experience in executive […]
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