New Zealand reviews defence policy and procurement
New Zealand’s new government has completed its reviews of defence policy and procurement, and is now reviewing the Defence Capability Plan and all current acquisitions to ensure they are aligned with policy and the government’s wider objectives.
According to the Chief of Army, Maj Gen Peter Kelly, the army’s leading priorities are the Networked Enabled Army (NEA) programme; Protected Mobility Capability project; In-Service Weapon Replacement Upgrade Programme (which is nearing completion); Soldier Modernisation programme; and Medium Heavy Operational Vehicle programme (almost complete, with only the recovery vehicle remaining).
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