An area of concern relevant to this deployment because the New Zealand Defence Force is suffering staff shortages. Sea drones are small and hard to detect on radar because they merge with the radar ‘clutter’ created by waves. Further, sea drones are relatively cheap and easy to produce, so are likely to proliferate quickly, even in the Pacific. Bougainville leaders visit Solomon IslandsLast week, independence leaders from Bougainville visited Solomon Islands to discuss the island’s independence. The war finished with a commitment from Papua New Guinea to explore the island’s independence.
