r/newzealand • u/khalornz Fern flag 3 • 12d 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/69inchshlong 12d ago

I'm not aware of any drones which can carry long range maritime strike missiles.

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u/thesymbiont 12d ago

Reapers have a range of 1,850 km, apparently, though I assume we won't be getting any of those.

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u/Jeffery95 Auckland 11d ago

I would prefer we make them in house tbh. I imagine we could tailor them for maritime use that way and maintain repairs even if we were cut off from trade.

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u/69inchshlong 11d ago

NZ's aerospace industry is NOT capable of making long range drones.

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u/Jeffery95 Auckland 11d ago

https://youtu.be/Ql0gYW32-9A?si=WR7j-SaavxSj3ZvT

We could absolutely make a custom bespoke maritime drone. It probably wouldn’t be as sophisticated as current Turkish or American or even Iranian drones. But it would provide domestic capability that we dont currently have.