New Zealand

Apr- 2025 -

7 April

New Zealand Unveils Major Military Overhaul

New Zealand will ramp up defense spending under a major military overhaul, pouring billions of dollars into missiles, cyber security, and drones.

Feb- 2025 -

23 February

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Beijing Accuses Australia of ‘Hyping’ China Naval Live Fire Drills

Beijing on Sunday said Canberra had "deliberately hyped" recent Chinese naval exercises near the Australian coast.

19 February

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

New Zealand Fires Penguin Missile for First Time

A Royal New Zealand Navy helicopter fired a Penguin anti-ship guided missile for the first time since acquiring the weapon in 2013.

Jan- 2025 -

31 January

Air

Hercules NZ7003 being photographed from N72002 conducting Flare trials, flight serial 4-1 in the M203/M204 area with the PW 118 Flare. Testing being conductor prior to Excercise Surfrider.

Rojoef Manuel

New Zealand Air Force Retires C-130H Hercules Transport Fleet

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has retired its fleet of five C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft after six decades of service.

29 January

Asia Pacific

21 personnel from the Philippine Air Force pose in attention between two T129 ATAK helicopters in what appears to be a large landing area for helicopters. The soldiers are all wearing dark green fatigues and blue side caps. The helicopters are painted dark green. The background is a vast blue sky with some clouds, and colors of the sunset beginning to show in the far left side of the image.

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines and New Zealand in Talks for Defense Pact

The Philippines and New Zealand have begun negotiating an agreement that would allow them to deploy troops on each other's soil.

Dec- 2024 -

20 December

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin Delivers Final Super Hercules to New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has received the fifth and final C-130J-30 Super Hercules from Lockheed Martin as part of a US foreign military sale to replace the service’s C-130H fleet.

16 December

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Sutton, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat team, 11th Airborne Division, releases a Black Hornet 3 drone at a remote fighting position during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Alaska, April 3, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

Rojoef Manuel

New Zealand Army Starts Training With New Aerial Drone Fleet

The New Zealand Army has begun training to operate its recently received unmanned aerial systems for tactical and humanitarian applications.

12 December

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Transwing unmanned aerial system. Photo: Babcock/PteroDynamics

Rojoef Manuel

Babcock, PteroDynamics to Explore Military UAS Business in Australia, New Zealand

Babcock has partnered with PteroDynamics Inc. to explore opportunities for tactical unmanned aerial systems in Australia and New Zealand.

6 December

Terrorism

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Five Eyes’ Powers Warn of Rise in Online Youth Extremism

Intelligence and law agencies in the Western "Five Eyes" security alliance warned Friday of a rising number of children being radicalized online by violent extremists.

Nov- 2024 -

22 November

Land

Rojoef Manuel

New Zealand Army to Replace Workhorse Utility Vehicles With Spanish Systems

Spanish mobility developer Urovesa has secured a contract to provide replacements for the New Zealand Army’s Unimog and Pinzgauer workhorse utility vehicles.

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