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Hhauritz replied to the thread Middle East Defence & Security.Drones are cheap effective weapons. Not sure it is possible to stop them wreaking havoc against oil facilities and maritime traffic...
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It is easy to have nice things when you export lots of things that others want and need (and don't have the same social systems). It is... -
I know, but the two most obvious capabilities we are almost completely devoid of are legitimate air defence capabilities, legitimate and...
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We have a lot more nice things than we used to. The numbers arent there but the individual capabilities plus the supporting...
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Takao replied to the thread ADF General discussion thread.No - we assessed that based on the air defences in the region, its location and the size of our foot print it wasn't worth putting a...
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The Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS does have some CUAS capability as well as anti-FAC after the recent upgrades to my understanding. However it is... -
There was no way that we would be deploying GBAD resources, even if we had them, to the ME given the size of the forces deployed, the...
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Todjaeger replied to the thread Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates.The Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS does have some CUAS capability as well as anti-FAC after the recent upgrades to my understanding. However it is... -
Feanor replied to the thread Middle East Defence & Security.I'll say this, I frequently talk about how it doesn't seem Russia has learned the lessons of the war in Ukraine on an institutional... -
Kkiwipatriot69 replied to the thread Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates.Wouldn't our phalanx ciws mitigate that risk , on our frigates at least? What about the 25mm we have in them and the Opvs and...
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Todjaeger replied to the thread Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates.Hard to say, without having a better understanding of the tactical enviros. The potential drone threat in/around Kiwi waters would be...
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Kkiwipatriot69 replied to the thread Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates.Agreed. My mistake. In todays threat environment drones would be probably the highest likely threat? Given how fast and how cheap they...
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For me there really is no value question when the targets are completely different types. Even if a Kiwi helicopter was able to carry...
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Todjaeger replied to the thread Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates.For me there really is no value question when the targets are completely different types. Even if a Kiwi helicopter was able to carry...
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It is normal practice in Commonwealth navies to court martial a Commanding Officer who loses his or her ship. In addition, it is common...