"Fitted with" will depend on geopolitical neccesity and political balls as well as/more than cost. (I'm thinking of our historic avoidance of AShMs.)
Wait and see we need more than words. Labours last term gave more to defence than this govt. Al we have so far is we won't upgrade ohakea.
This is where something like the Mogami offering only helps with its smaller crews (90 vs 170) so we can actually crew 3 frigates AND 2 OPVs with the numbers required for 2 ANZACs and dependant on the levels of automation could/should require less spec class crew (well marine engineers anyway) for a single ship so they could be spread around the fleet more. This is actually a consideration for the JMSDF as well as they have manning issues also.
We have to be careful with numbers as we have to have the right mix of skills and experience. I would assume that smaller crews could mean higher skill and experience requirements.
Same basic model (T700) but different version and not interchangeable.
Oh I have no doubt new skills will need to be gained/learnt/aqquired to some degree for any new ships and tbh that comes with any upgrade in military technology but in saying that the ANZACs, especially the current iterations, were not exactly dinosaurs either so the technical ability is already there, they were just more manpower intensive to do the same tasks with older processes and equipment. The technology requirement/required is just a natural progression in operation as is crew requirements ie the Leanders required 250 crew, the ANZACs need 170 and these mogamis are down to 90 to essentially fullfill the same role. I read a few years ago now how even current navy had made changes to watchs in where they used more monitoring systems like computers, sensors and cameras from the CIC more to watch spaces instead of needing a physical presence to actually be there as in the older days but it was a fine line as you still needed numbers for damage control, shift watchs and the like.
Yep, but the current problem is that we are struggling to keep the experienced personnel that we have. I remember in a past defence white paper in the past (around 2011 approx) this problem was highlighted, however our brilliant pollies instead of dealing with it actually reduced the terms and conditions of service and made them worse and made the situation deteriorate much further. Were the problem lies is in what would be called in civilian business as lower and middle management which are the people who have the training and experience to actually know what they are doing. The governments since then have not wanted to admit that they screwed up back then and come up with a overall fix.
It's always been about the conditions of service tbh, I've said this before as NZDF has received a number of pay rises since then (actually quite well paid now IMO) and still has not stemmed the flow, in any of the services. Obviously vital technical trades are not going to be able to match their civilian equivalents and the DF would go broke trying before they did so they need to literally try a different tac ie improved conditions and service such as housing (which is especially relevant to navy), work life balance and benefits etc. I've never quite understood govts need to apply "market rates" to NZDF accomodation when NZDF accommodation is no where near market standards ie there are generally no 60 room flats out there with a shared bathroom and like any landlord anyway you can set whatever rent you like in your own property. It's abit like charging more only to cost extra so what exactly are we achieving other than paying a premium?
Thanks mate - interesting read
Was this a government publication?
Casualty of NZDF back office cuts or natural progression of everything moving to digital/paperless. Target recruit age is likely digital natives.
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Not good at all, to be in a liferaft must mean there is a desent breach to allow alot of water in. So much for financial savings , this recovery will blow the budgetNZ Navy ship runs aground off Samoa
All 78 people who were on board are now in life rafts and an Air Force plane is on its way to help with the rescue.
Rescue effort underway after NZ Navy ship runs aground in Samoa
The HMNZS Manawanui had been carrying out a reef survey with 78 crew on board when it grounded near the coast of Upolu on Saturday evening.www.1news.co.nz
oh no... some one wasn't watching where they were going...
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