BABCOCK CHOOSES GERMAN TECHNOLOGY FOR THE NZDF’S FIXED HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO REFRESH

The NZDF communicates from New Zealand to its deployed ships, land forces and aircraft, using high frequency (HF) radio or satellite communications. High frequency radio is the primary communications medium for smaller ships and aircraft, also for deployed forces when satellite is unavailable. Critically, high frequency radio enables communication below 60 degrees South in the Southern Ocean where communication with military and other platforms as well as New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica, via satellite, is difficult or unavailable in this whole area. Read the story here. For Editorial Inquiries Contact: Editor Kym Bergmann at [email protected] For Advertising Inquiries Contact: Director of Sales Graham Joss at [email protected]