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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. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ was a joint ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ involving ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐, the ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ, the ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐, and Dawn Aerospaceโs 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, weโll 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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An estimated 200 to 300 litres of lubricating oil has been spilt in Akaroa Harbour by the anchored Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Te Kaha.
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Read more: Navy vessel spills up to 300 litres of oil in Akaroa Harbour
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/03/08/navy-vessel-spills-up-to-300-litres-of-oil-in-akaroa-harbour/
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