General Defence Articles
Whangarei woman Chanel Ruri’s first posting to a ship in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is a notable one — she will serve on the RNZN’s biggest-ever ship.
Read more: Northland woman eager to serve on Navy’s biggest-ever ship
New Zealand’s Coalition Government has approved the purchase of Bushmaster vehicles to replace the New Zealand Army’s armoured Pinzgauer fleet.
Read more: New Zealand Army to Replace Its Armoured Pinzgauer Fleet
Join our New Zealand Army’s High Readiness Task Unit and the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s No. 3 Squadron as they teamed up to conduct an urban assault during Exercise Steel Talon. From helicopters and fast ropes to urban clearances on the ground, you’ll get a good look behind the scenes at how our personnel train to win on the battlefield.
Read more: Behind the scenes: Exercise Steel Talon
‘What has made the treaty succeed now and in the past may not be the things that make it succeed in the future’ – Rear Admiral John Martin, Chief of Navy, at the OneOceanNZ 2016 panel discussion
Large ships can, by definition, support a number of tasks. Such flexibility inherent in both amphibious and logistics platforms is being exploited by a number of Asia-Pacific navies, as they seek to cover a range of operational requirements.
Read more: Amphibious Sustained Reach
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The New Zealand Army has received the first six MRZR D4 all-terrain vehicles ordered from US manufacturer Polaris Government and Defense under the Ministry of Defence’s...
Read more: New Zealand Army receives first six Polaris MRZR vehicles
HMNZS Otago, with 80 personnel aboard and a Seasprite helicopter, are working alongside Republic Of Fiji Navy vessel RFNS Kikau to help deter and detect illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activity inside Fiji’s 1.3 million square kilometre Exclusive Economic Zone
Read more: HMNZS Otago is on fisheries patrols in the Pacific
The Government's forked out more than $100 million to buy a fleet of brand-new armoured vehicles for the army.
It's an investment Defence Minister Ron Mark says will save Kiwi soldiers' lives.
Read more: Government forking out over $100m for armoured vehicles
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