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The Government is beginning the process to purchase long-range one-way strike drones, looking particularly toward Kiwi industry for solutions, Defence Minister Chris Penk says.
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Read more: Defence Force to modernise with strike drones
- Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/defence-force-modernise-strike-drones
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A retired Major General says one-way military strike drones would rapidly modernise the nation's military.
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Read more: Government moves to buy one-way military strike drones
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The government is moving to buy strike drones that drop bombs on a target and wants to get them locally if it can.
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Read more: Government moves to buy local strike drones as lower-cost alternative to missiles
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/829841/government-moves-to-buy-local-strike-drones-as-lower-cost-alternative-to-missiles
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The crew of a Royal New Zealand Navy ship has pulled off an unexpected rescue mission, going to the aid of a battered outrigger while participating in an exercise off Hawaii.
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Read more: NZ Navy crew make dramatic high seas rescue off Hawaii
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/28/watch-nz-navy-crew-make-dramatic-high-seas-rescue-off-hawaii/
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New Zealand is moving to close a critical gap in its undersea warfare capability after the United States approved a potential $69 million sale of MK 54 lightweight torpedoes on June 5, 2026, providing Wellington with the weapon needed to turn submarine detection into combat-ready engagement. The decision comes as strategic competition expands across the Indo-Pacific and signals a clear effort to strengthen New Zealand’s ability to counter increasingly sophisticated submarine activity across the South Pacific and Southern Ocean.
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A Royal New Zealand Navy helicopter has fired an anti-ship guided missile into a decommissioned US Navy vessel during a major international military exercise off Hawaii.
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Read more: Photos show dramatic missile launch from NZ Navy Seasprite helicopter
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361010213/photos-show-dramatic-missile-launch-nz-navy-seasprite-helicopter
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EDGE Defence has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of New Zealand Ocean Technology (NZOT). Established more than four decades ago, NZOT is a New Zealand underwater technology company, supplying and supporting underwater vehicles (UUVs), remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), autonomous systems, diving equipment and specialist maritime capability for the New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Police and other government agencies.
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Read more: Edge Defence acquires 100% of New Zealand Ocean Technology
- Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/edge-defence-acquires-100-of-new-zealand-ocean-technology/
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The biennial Exercise Pacific Kukri enables RGR, an elite Nepalese branch of the British Army, to train their soldiers in New Zealand’s unique and dynamic landscape, supported by their New Zealand counterparts.
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Read more: NZ Army and Royal Gurkha Rifles sharpen combat skills under the Southern Alps
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2026/06/06/new-zealand-army-and-royal-gurkha-train/
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