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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

An agreement has been signed with the United States Government to purchase five MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters and associated systems and weapons.

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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/purchase-of-maritime-helicopters-confirmed/
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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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Category: Science
Category : Analysis
Author: Amanda Gillies

A potential new spaceport could bring investment and opportunity, but as our dependence on satellites grows, so do the risks of cyberattacks, collisions and conflict in orbit.

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Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/13/canterbury-space-race-ambitions-opens-nz-up-to-satellite-risk/
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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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Category : Opinion
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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