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    Rob c replied to the thread NZDF General discussion thread.
    I was working at defence HQ when the 727s were purchased and additional C130's was never an option, they were a vanity project of the...
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    Todjaeger replied to the thread NZDF General discussion thread.
    I recall some time ago I had sat down and ran the numbers available at time for the per seat cost for a RNZAF B757 flight from AKL to...
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    tonnyc reacted to Sandhi Yudha's post in the thread Indonesian Aero News with Like Like.
    It would be great if both the Hawk Mk109 as the Mk209 will also be replaced by two variants of the same aircraft: T-50 and FA-50. And...
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    Ananda replied to the thread Indonesia: 'green water navy'.
    Some photo on OPV 90 system and weapon integration begin to leak out to Local Enthusiast forums. Seems both of those OPV 90 will come...
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    Volkodav reacted to ADMk2's post in the thread Australian Army Discussions and Updates with Like Like.
    And: So far we have placed 3x letters of request to the USG for the HIMARS system and ancillaries. So everyone is on the same page an...
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    Ananda replied to the thread Turkish Naval Forces.
    https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/10/turkiye-successfully-test-fires-siper-1d-long-range-sam-from-indigenous-vls/ Few days old...
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    I understand Navy are to get the Insitu RQ21 Integrator Any idea what ships these will be deployed on and what numbers. Army already...
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    Sandhi Yudha replied to the thread Indonesian Aero News.
    And here are some larger UAVs. I think this is the IPTN Wulung. From a distance and covered, this looks like an Insitu ScanEagle, but...
  • recce.k1
    recce.k1 replied to the thread NZDF General discussion thread.
    I don't disagree with your logic but let's not forget it was the RNZAF themselves that preferred long-range transport airliners over...
  • Sandhi Yudha
    Sandhi Yudha replied to the thread Vietnamese Army.
    This is indeed a copy of the 2S1 Gvozdika, remarkable that Vietnam is so late with copying a design from the '70s. Vietnam has also the...
  • recce.k1
    recce.k1 replied to the thread NZDF General discussion thread.
    A true story ... in the early 1970's the GOTD first considered acquiring small business jets solely for VIP work to replace the VIP C-47...
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    recce.k1 replied to the thread NZDF General discussion thread.
    Well we are talking about $700m from an additional spending pool of $12b (over and above the OpEx baseline) ... that leaves an...
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    recce.k1 replied to the thread NZDF General discussion thread.
    Been noticing that Kiwi defence and security analysts suggesting acquiring LRASM for the RNZAF P-8A's and Kongsberg NSM for the RNZN...
  • tongan_yam
    These are all fair points and I had a response written about availability and what not. But instead I'll just say, a few years back I...
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    recce.k1 reacted to Aluminium Hail's post in the thread NZDF General discussion thread with Like Like.
    These are all fair points and I had a response written about availability and what not. But instead I'll just say, a few years back I...
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