The New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) recent deployment of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), including microdrones that are operational in barely a minute, will enhance reconnaissance
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apan and Australia talk of ‘collective deterrence,’ but they don’t seem to have specific objectives. The relationship needs a clearer direction. The two countries should
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