Boots and heavy vehicles hit the shores of Queensland’s Cowley Beach, kicking off the first phase of Exercise Sea Master – a littoral amphibious training exercise running concurrently with Talisman Sabre 2025. 24 July, 2025 The rehearsal included vehicle loading and unloading drills, beach recovery operations and patrol movements between Australian, New Zealand and JapaneseContinue reading “NZ Army soldiers link up with Aussies for amphibious training”
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Replenishment by air for Navy ship – HMNZS Te Kaha
A new method of Maritime Air Delivery (MAD) was trialled for the delivery of essential supplies to a Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) ship last week. 23 July, 2025 Off the coast of Queensland recently, a joint air drop tasking was conducted between a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-27J Spartan transport aircraft and theContinue reading “Replenishment by air for Navy ship – HMNZS Te Kaha”
Operation Grapple: We Were There
Two New Zealand Loch Class frigates attended the series of detonations: HMNZS Pukaki and HMNZS Rotoiti. Image: Portrait of Tere Tahi, photographed by Denise Baynham. About the event In 1957/58 the British Government conducted a series of nuclear weapons tests at Christmas Island and Malden Island in the mid-Pacific Ocean. This series of detonations wasContinue reading “Operation Grapple: We Were There”
New Zealand Navy Deploys Bluebottle Unmanned Vessels in Fiji for Joint Maritime Security Operations.
According to information published by the New Zealand Defence Force on July 18, 2025, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has deployed Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) to Fiji in support of Operation Calypso, a key regional initiative aimed at enhancing maritime security in the South Pacific. New Zealand Navy HMNZS Canterbury vessel transported theContinue reading “New Zealand Navy Deploys Bluebottle Unmanned Vessels in Fiji for Joint Maritime Security Operations.”
Exercise Talisman Sabre Gets Under Way
Monday, 14 July 2025, 4:08 pmPress Release: New Zealand Defence Force Fresh off a build-up exercise with their Australian counterparts, around 300 New Zealand Army personnel had a quick turnaround to prep their gear and vehicles for the biggest warfighting test of the year, while Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New Zealand Air Force assetsContinue reading “Exercise Talisman Sabre Gets Under Way”
