Sea state The Japanese submarine Kuroshio, helicopter carrier Kaga and destroyers Izanuma and Suzutsuki participated in an anti-submarine exercise in the South China Sea last week. The Japanese government, in an unusual move, confirmed the …
New Zealand’s new coalition government has just launched its strategic defence policy statement. The statement carries on many of the themes familiar from past defence policy papers while introducing a number of new priorities. In …
The fact that New Zealand is planning to replace its 13 largest military aircraft between 2020 and 2025 is a big deal. One project team is studying the future capabilities required to replace two Boeing 757 …
Australia and New Zealand see the world and respond to it differently. That’s not to say there aren’t areas of agreement—free trade, democracy, human rights—but when it comes to defence and foreign policy, there are …
Sea State The USN has been restricted from using low-frequency active sonar in some ocean areas because it can injure whales and other marine life. A federal appeals court found on 15 July that the …