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New Zealand's Defence Force says two of its naval ships have transited the Taiwan Strait, amid tension over the waterway claimed by China and regarded by Taiwan and the United States as international waters.
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Read more: New Zealand naval ships transit contested Taiwan Strait
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1496526/new-zealand-naval-ships-transit-contested-taiwan-strait
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New Zealand has signed a pact with Australia to deepen cooperation between both countries' navies.
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Read more: New Zealand and Australia deepen naval partnership
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1493408/new-zealand-and-australia-deepen-naval-partnership
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The NZSIS 2026 Security Threat Environment report didn't hold back about intensified threats to the country's security, naming interference in our elections, efforts to get hold of critical assets - including high-tech secrets from the space sector - targeting of our diaspora community groups, and homegrown threats and violence from extremists.
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Read more: Espionage at scale - why businesses must beware
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/1055057/espionage-at-scale-why-businesses-must-beware
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New Zealand is helping track satellites, including from Iran and the Chinese military, in a network that also watched over the Paris Olympics, United States and New Zealand government documents show.
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Read more: NZ star track: A watch on space from Beijing to Tehran, Paris to Somalia
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/1109829/nz-star-track-a-watch-on-space-from-beijing-to-tehran-paris-to-somalia
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New Zealand companies say they are capable of manufacturing sophisticated military drones locally, reducing the Defence Force’s reliance on overseas suppliers.
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Read more: Kiwi drone makers say New Zealand can supply its own defence technology
- Article: https://centrist.nz/kiwi-drone-makers-say-new-zealand-can-supply-its-own-defence-technology-1787020802875
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When the Defence Capability Plan 2025 was released on 7 April this year, I subsequently noted that whilst any new DCP is a significant event, the Defence Capability Plan 2025 was more significant than most.
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Read more: Two, Three, Four? How many new frigates for the Royal New Zealand Navy?
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2026/01/08/royal-new-zealand-navy-new-frigates/
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In a well-argued piece in the Winter 2026 edition of Line of Defence, Rear Admiral Jim Gilmour (Ret) offers a comparison between the two options for the combat element of the Maritime Fleet Renewal program announced by New Zealand’s Minister for Defence earlier this year – the Japanese Mogami class and the British Type 31 frigates.
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Read more: Naval Combat Capability: Reflections on choice
- Article: https://lineofdefence.net.nz/2026/08/16/naval-combat-capability-reflections-on-choice/
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U.S. 3rd Fleet, multinational partners and the Missile Defense Agency wrapped up ballistic missile defense exercise Pacific Dragon 2026 on Saturday around the Hawaiian Islands. Meanwhile, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Task Group which had earlier participated in the Rim of the Pacific 2026 will carry out an Indo-Pacific deployment from August to October, with the first activity being to monitor maritime sanctions evasion by North Korea.
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- Article: https://news.usni.org/2026/08/18/u-s-allies-hold-major-ballistic-missile-defense-drill-new-zealand-starts-pacific-patrol
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