Timing Is Everything: The Politics and Processes of New Zealand Defence Acquisition Decision Making (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence, 173)

Abstract......Page 7
About the Author......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 13
List of Figures and Tables......Page 17
Foreword......Page 19
The Historical Background......Page 21
Developing Nationhood: The inception of the United Nations, and the adoption of the Statute of Westminster......Page 23
ANZUS......Page 24
ANZAM......Page 25
Collective Security in Action: Confrontation, and the Vietnam War......Page 26
Growing Independence: 1971–84......Page 28
1984: ANZUS and Beyond......Page 29
Through the 1990s and into the Twenty-First Century......Page 31
Overview of Chapters......Page 34
The Policy Framework......Page 35
Forward Planning......Page 37
Conclusion......Page 38
The ANZACS, Part 1—The Frigate that wasn’t a Frigate......Page 43
The Impact of the Fourth Labour Government, and the Frigate that wasn’t a Frigate......Page 45
Evaluating the Alternatives......Page 48
Proposals to the Joint Project Management Team......Page 50
The Frigate Debate......Page 51
What’s in a name?......Page 57
The Other Alternatives......Page 60
The Frigate Decision......Page 62
Implementation of the Project......Page 64
The ANZAC Frigates in Service......Page 66
Summary......Page 68
Oranges and Lemons—HMNZS Charles Upham......Page 73
Evaluating the Alternatives......Page 74
HMAS Tobruk......Page 77
HMNZS Charles Upham......Page 80
Entering Service—The (sea) Trials of HMNZS Charles Upham......Page 82
The Calliope South Windbreak......Page 84
The Decision to Dispose of HMNZS Charles Upham......Page 86
Reflections on the Purchase and Disposal of HMNZS Charles Upham......Page 88
The Reviews......Page 90
Was HMNZS Charles Upham a lemon?......Page 91
Summary......Page 92
The Second Frigate Decision......Page 97
The 1996 MMP Election, the Impact of Coalition Government, and the Second Frigate Decision......Page 98
The Third Frigate Decision......Page 103
Summary......Page 107
History and Background......Page 109
‘The Deal of the Century’—The Lease of the F‑16s......Page 112
To Lease or Not to Lease—The 1999 Question......Page 116
The Death of New Zealand’s ‘Flying Falcon’—The Final F-16 Decision......Page 118
Disbanding the Air Combat Force......Page 122
Summary......Page 124
‘I see no submarines’—Upgrading the Orions......Page 129
History and Background......Page 130
Project Kestrel......Page 131
Project Sirius......Page 132
The Failure of Project Sirius and its Metamorphosis into Project Guardian......Page 133
The Orions in Action......Page 140
The Upgrade......Page 141
Summary......Page 143
Plotting and Sedition, or Necessary Acquisition? The LAV IIIs......Page 147
History and Background......Page 148
Equipping an Expeditionary Force—Lessons from Bosnia......Page 149
From Armoured Personnel Carrier to Infantry Fighting Vehicle—The Motorisation of the New Zealand Army......Page 151
Assessing the Alternatives......Page 154
Controversy and Accusation—The Purchase of the LAV IIIs......Page 156
The Introduction into Service of the LAV IIIs......Page 161
Teething problems......Page 163
Summary......Page 165
The Characteristics of the Decision-Making Process......Page 171
Incrementalism......Page 172
The role of individuals......Page 173
The role of officials......Page 174
Conclusion......Page 176
Appendix 1: Sole, Prime and Shared Responsibilities......Page 177
Fitted Equipment......Page 179
Allowance for Fitting of Equipment......Page 180
Cargo......Page 181
Military Items......Page 182
Recommendations......Page 183
Cabinet Papers......Page 185
Interviews......Page 186
Further Correspondence......Page 187
Official Published Material......Page 188
Speeches, Parliamentary Debates, Presentations and Press Releases......Page 191
Television Program......Page 192
Periodicals......Page 193
Books......Page 194
Electronic Sources......Page 199
Unpublished Material......Page 202