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Military leaders champion being a ‘fast follower’ to Australia through a joint Anzac force, but one academic warns of potential downside.
New Zealand’s military risks losing crucial advantages if it becomes “a small Australia” as part of efforts to build a joint Anzac force, an academic has warned.
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Read more: Anzac ‘force multiplier’ talk risks NZ defence identity
- Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/12/anzac-force-multiplier-talk-risks-nz-defence-identity-expert/
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- Category : Defence
The Royal New Zealand Navy, Defence Science and Technology (DST), and Dawn Aerospace, have completed a live radar tracking experiment using a reusable rocket-powered aircraft off the Canterbury coast.
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Read more: Defence, Navy and industry complete sovereign radar tracking trial off Banks Peninsula
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/defence-navy-and-industry-complete-sovereign-radar-tracking-trial-off-banks-peninsula/
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- Category : Defence
This mission film captures a custom flight profile and high-speed glide completed by Aurora in early March 2026 just off the coast of Canterbury, New Zealand. 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘 was a joint 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 involving 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, the 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲, the 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆, and Dawn Aerospace’s suborbital spaceplane, Aurora.
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Read more: Radar Tracking Experiment Using Suborbital Spaceplane
- Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Wx4GeMMjE
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- Category : Defence
Most of the work being done on a national mission to launch a sovereign satellite is being kept under wraps by officials.
An RNZ request under the Official Information Act (OIA) for the key documents came up mostly empty, with ministerial briefings either largely blanked out or withheld entirely.
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Read more: National mission to launch sovereign satellite kept under wraps by officials
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/585756/national-mission-to-launch-sovereign-satellite-kept-under-wraps-by-officials
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- Category : Analysis
New AI-supercharged weapon systems will need to be "very, very carefully designed" to comply with international and domestic laws, MPs have been told.
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Read more: AI in warfare being tested in Iran, needs 'much more' careful thinking by NZ
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/589323/ai-in-warfare-being-tested-in-iran-needs-much-more-careful-thinking-by-nz-defence
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- Category : Defence
New Zealand still has no specific plan for how it will reach its 2% of GDP Defence spend target, writes Wayne Mapp. But in order to spend an additional $16.5 billion over the next eight years, we’ll need one soon.
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Read more: New Zealand needs a Defence shopping list
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2026/03/06/wayne-mapp-new-zealand-needs-defence-shopping-list/
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- Category : Opinion
"Human-machine teams" using leading-edge technology to defeat the enemy are part of the NZ Defence Force's vision for the future.
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Read more: 'Machines will play an increasing role in targeting' - NZDF's vision for the future
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/587033/machines-will-play-an-increasing-role-in-targeting-nzdf-s-vision-for-the-future
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- Category : Defence
New Zealanders in the Middle East should attempt to leave by road or commercial flights as soon as it is safe to do so, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) said.
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Read more: Government working 'around the clock' to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/589079/government-working-around-the-clock-to-help-new-zealanders-stranded-in-middle-east
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