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Author: Phil Pennington

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) says the Five Eyes partners are finishing off arrangements to cement in a project to build a shared digital backbone called Arcadia that puts AI into the battlefield.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/1869872/five-eyes-nears-deal-on-military-ai-project
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Author: Phil Pennington

The NZ Defence Force (NZDF) is shopping for a new $20 million polar drone to fly as far south as the Ross Sea.

It would send back data from its sensors to the NZDF, maritime security agencies and international partners.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/1885595/nzdf-tenders-for-new-20-million-polar-drone
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Author: Tracy Neal

A New Zealand soldier guilty of attempted espionage who feared retaliation if he was named has lost a bid to keep his identity secret.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-justice/1760623/jack-captein-named-as-former-new-zealand-army-soldier-in-attempted-espionage-case
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Author: Jim Gilmour

As the country weighs up its next frigates, interoperability with Australia matters, but so do different defence needs and the ability to adapt to future threats. To what extent should Australia’s choice of frigate for its needs influence New Zealand’s decision, given our very different requirements?

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Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/07/why-new-zealands-frigate-choice-shouldnt-simply-follow-australia/
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Author: Phil Pennington

A Defence Force commander warned New Zealand would be cut off from information exchanges within the Five Eyes intelligence group if it did not sign up to build a new digital super-system.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/1798624/warning-nz-could-be-cut-off-from-five-eyes-info-for-not-signing-up-to-digital-super-system
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Author: MoD

The Government has approved a $59.915 million investment to replace a significant portion of the ageing Garrison and Training Support vehicle fleet at camps and bases across New Zealand.

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Article: https://www.defence.govt.nz/news/defence-to-roll-out-new-unimog-trucks-and-utility-vehicle-fleet/
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Author: Phil Pennington

New Zealand has signed up for another two years to an elite US-led space security group that America is aiming to expand and make more combat ready.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/1631967/more-sharing-in-space-with-same-controls-nz-defence
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Author: 1News Reporters

New Zealand has renewed the deployment of Defence Force personnel in Europe to support Ukraine, as its war against Russia drags on.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/08/nz-renews-deployment-of-defence-force-staff-to-support-ukraine/
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