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New Zealand Defence Force personnel are heading to Poland to train Ukraine's Armed Forces.
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Read more: NZDF personnel to train Ukrainian troops in Poland
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/21/nzdf-personnel-to-train-ukrainian-troops-in-poland/
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Ukraine has approached New Zealand about a deal to build military drones, in a new push to sell its Russian-killing technology around the world.
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Read more: Ukraine offers NZ deal to build military drones
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/595494/ukraine-offers-nz-deal-to-build-military-drones
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A retired major general says New Zealand is "tinkering" with military drones while other countries forge ahead.
Australia and the US last month ramped up their drone rollout plans. But observers and industry players doubt that next week's Budget will deliver any significant gear change here.
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Read more: Is New Zealand falling behind in the drone arms race?
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/595885/is-new-zealand-falling-behind-in-the-drone-arms-race
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New Zealand-founded company Rocket Lab was well placed to benefit from the Trump administration's planned "Golden Dome" space missile shield, according to its chief executive Sir Peter Beck.
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Read more: Record quarter for Rocket Lab, hopes to join Trump's 'Golden Dome'
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/08/record-quarter-for-rocket-lab-hopes-to-join-trumps-golden-dome/
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The Government is progressing work to replace the Royal New Zealand Navy’s ageing frigate fleet as part of broader efforts to strengthen New Zealand’s Defence capability, Defence Minister, Chris Penk, has announced.
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Read more: Govt progresses plan to replace ageing frigate fleet
- Article: https://insidegovernment.co.nz/govt-progresses-plan-to-replace-ageing-frigate-fleet/
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New Zealand has committed significant new money to defence, but is it being spent the right way? In this New Zealand Initiative webinar, retired Major General John Howard launches his report "God Defend New Zealand", which argues the country's acquisition framework is too slow, too bureaucratic and too rooted in an industrial-age mindset to meet the demands of modern conflict. Sir Rod Drury, founder of Xero and New Zealander of the Year, joins to discuss the economic opportunity in defence technology and what New Zealand's natural advantages — remote geography, space launch capability, a large maritime environment and a trusted value system — could mean for its role in global security partnerships.
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Read more: Webinar: God Defend New Zealand
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New Zealand-developed drones will be trialled by the NZDF to strengthen capability while growing local industry, Defence Minister Judith Collins announced on 24 February. The contract has been awarded to Syos Aerospace, founded four years ago in Mount Maunganui and now recognised internationally in unmanned systems.
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Read more: New Zealand to Trial Locally Developed Air, Land and Sea Drones
- Article: https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/03/06/new-zealand-to-trial-locally-developed-air-land-and-sea-drones/
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