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NZ spent $113m helping build and use US military satellites (www.rnz.co.nz)
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[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

My guess is they chipped in so they get access to the US military satellite network for our military usage.

So that when the navy, army or air force are operating away from our shores they have a reliable way of communicating back home and to our allies.