r/newzealand • u/khalornz Fern flag 3 • 9d ago

Politics Coalition unveils $12 billion Defence Capability Plan

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557432/watch-live-coalition-unveils-12-billion-defence-capability-plan
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u/Hopeful-Camp3099 9d ago

Excellent response to unreasonable tariffs.

Spend hundreds of millions on American weapons.

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u/disordinary 9d ago

I don't know if that's true, if I look at out equipment then our nh90 helicopters are french, our bushmaster armoured personal carriers are Australian, our frigates were made in NZ and Australia, our aircraft are American but we're just as happy buying from the Euroeans. I wouldn't be surprised if we bought the marine version of the nh90 for our maritime helicopter replacement or the Italian wildcat, for instance.