New Zealand’s Defence Industry Strategy will involve local manufacturers in the production of technology and equipment used by the country’s armed forces, the country’s defence ministers have announced.
It will require “large multinationals to set out plans for working with local companies on major defence equipment,” Associate Defence Minister Chris Penk explained, while also “encouraging Defence and Kiwi innovators to collaborate in showcasing New Zealand-made equipment and services to our partners.”
In other words, New Zealand plans to enter the defence manufacturing sector in what is, for a country of its size, a major way, selling locally-developed products to its allies and partners….
New Zealand Plans to Boost Defence Manufacturing, Eyes Equipment and Tech Exports
