New Zealand has got more to talk about with the latest statement on its defence capability. To put it bluntly, NZ defence has gone bust. That's right, it has failed. NZ is now largely defenceless.
Read the latest statement here>> https://defence.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Strategic-Defence-Policy-Statement-2018.pdf
To illustrate what I mean by bust, check out page 38/40, numbered items 250-254. In terms of Navy and Air Force, there is nothing left to speak of.
It's like this folks, NZ has 1.92 capable C130 Hercules for airlift. That's just under two planes out of the five total. They're so old they can almost never fly. Then of course, let's not forget NZ has no air strike capability. None. Zero.
Navy, one frigate working currently I think, what else? Two offshore patrol boats and a pumped up RORO. This to defend an area of huge size, check out the graphic on page 25/40 in the link. The territory is equivalent to the upper half of Africa, all of Europe and part of the Arctic. How could our country's leaders do such a bad job for so long? I know, put a bunch of bean counters in charge.
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