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- Category : Defence
The government will invest $12 billion over the next four years for a "modern, combat-capable" New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).
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Read more: Government unveils $12 billion Defence Capability Plan
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557432/government-unveils-12-billion-defence-capability-plan
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- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
Read the DCP 2025 here.
- Category : News
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has made it easier for people to apply for a job in a bid to get more boots on the ground.
Documents obtained by RNZ show last year it quietly removed some entry requirements for NCEA levels 1 and 2.
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Read more: NZDF drops entry requirements in bid to boost numbers
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557355/nzdf-drops-entry-requirements-in-bid-to-boost-numbers
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- Category : Defence
The UK has launched a parliamentary inquiry into the AUKUS military arrangement between it, Australia and the US.
AUKUS Pillar One aims to deliver nuclear powered submarines to Australia while Pillar Two has seen the trio beginning to engage in advanced military tech development and sharing under reduced US military trade barriers.
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Read more: UK Parliament to consider AUKUS progress and challenges
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/557336/uk-parliament-to-consider-aukus-progress-and-challenges
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- Category : Opinion
A new RNZ poll reveals about half of voters think New Zealand should increase its defence spending.
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Read more: New RNZ-Reid Research poll: Half of Kiwis want defence spending to increase
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/poll/556896/new-rnz-reid-research-poll-half-of-kiwis-want-defence-spending-to-increase
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- Category : News
But frigates, destroyers are seen as lacking, with Beijing’s warships expected in Australasia more often.
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Read more: P-8a's worked overtime during nearby Chinese naval drills
- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2025/03/28/aussie-spy-planes-worked-overtime-during-nearby-chinese-naval-drills/
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- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
The main fuss was the very limited notice of the live firing not that they sent ships...
- Category : News
New Zealand is unable to do major servicing of its new maritime patrol and submarine-hunting planes so is sending the work to Australia.
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Read more: Defence Force can't service Poseidon planes, sends them to Australia instead
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556423/defence-force-can-t-service-poseidon-planes-sends-them-to-australia-instead
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- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
I am pretty sure that was always the plan. Not quite sure what RNZ was trying to push on the issue. But the article does however highlight the crisis with personnel numbers.
- Category : Analysis
The Defence Force says it will be learning about "human-machine integration" - military robots - in a big exercise it is now on with the US Army.
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Read more: Military robots and thinking trucks - the learning curve ahead for NZDF
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/545571/military-robots-and-thinking-trucks-the-learning-curve-ahead-for-nzdf
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- Category : Defence
New Zealand has joined military exercises in the Californian desert testing the world's most lethal drones, even as the Pentagon moves to fully embrace AI.
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Read more: The future of warfare: Killer drones and AI decision making
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/545258/the-future-of-warfare-killer-drones-and-ai-decision-making
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