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The Defence Force aims to send 50 personnel to a big aerial and ground drones exercise in the United States alongside American forces.
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Read more: NZDF to send 50 personnel to aerial and ground drones exercise in US
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/592120/nzdf-to-send-50-personnel-to-aerial-and-ground-drones-exercise-in-us
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The Defence Force is looking at buying drones that can cope with harsh polar conditions offshore of Antarctica as international tensions grow while NZDF remains under-equipped to surveill vast swathes of ocean.
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Read more: Defence Force look to buy Antarctica equipped drones
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/591864/defence-force-look-to-buy-antarctica-equipped-drones
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A briefing shows former Defence Minister Judith Collins met US defence technology powerhouse Palantir in February on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to talk about an ongoing "partnership".
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Read more: No plans to use Palantir in emerging defence-tech space, government says
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/591822/no-plans-to-use-palantir-in-emerging-defence-tech-space-government-says
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a refreshed ministerial lineup, which includes the elevation of Chris Penk to Cabinet, replacing the outgoing Judith Collins as New Zealand’s Minister of Defence.
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Read more: Chris Penk to become New Zealand’s 44th Minister of Defence
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2026/04/02/chris-penk-to-become-defence-minister/
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The operation was called ‘Trojan Compass’ and it’s a call sign of things to come. The Royal NZ Air Force No 40 Squadron aircraft, crew and detachment were deployed last month to RAAF Base Richmond in New South Wales to work as part of the Australian Defence Force, under Australian call signs, flying to locations across Australia and the Indo-Pacific.
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Read more: NZ joins forces with Australia: ‘The most dangerous times in my life’
- Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/18/nz-joins-forces-with-australia-the-most-dangerous-times-in-my-lifetime/
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Closer ties could see Wellington follow Canberra in buying Mogami-class frigate. New Zealand is continuing to weigh its options for replacing two navy frigates, with a statement this week hinting Japan could achieve another big win for its Mogami-class vessels.
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Read more: Australia-New Zealand alliance hints at fresh warship win for Japan
- Article: https://archive.ph/myxAo#selection-2675.0-2675.67
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China is warning that alliances will likely escalate rather than de-escalate tensions and "spread rather than limit the conflicts".
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Read more: Military alliances: is NZ getting a tangled web or a ticket to get in?
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/590125/military-alliances-is-nz-getting-a-tangled-web-or-a-ticket-to-get-in
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Tuesday’s meeting between the foreign and defence ministers of Australia and New Zealand was a nicely poised display of strategic alignment and statecraft. It balanced an ambitious plan to build an ANZAC platform of joint procurement, sustainment and operations by 2035 with a clear articulation of both countries’ shared interests and agency in the Pacific and beyond.
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Read more: ANZMIN shows the Australia–New Zealand alliance has focus and potential
- Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/anzmin-shows-the-australia-new-zealand-alliance-has-focus-and-potential/
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