Category : Analysis
Author: Phil Pennington

The Defence Force says it will be learning about "human-machine integration" - military robots - in a big exercise it is now on with the US Army.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/545571/military-robots-and-thinking-trucks-the-learning-curve-ahead-for-nzdf
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Category : Defence
Author: Phil Pennington

New Zealand has joined military exercises in the Californian desert testing the world's most lethal drones, even as the Pentagon moves to fully embrace AI.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/545258/the-future-of-warfare-killer-drones-and-ai-decision-making
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Category : News
Author: Wayne Mapp

President Trump has been in office for nearly two months. In that time, he has certainly upset the status quo. In many respects he has done just as he said he would do during the presidential campaign.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2025/03/12/wayne-mapp-protecting-our-future/
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Category : Defence
Author: Fin Ocheduszko Brown

Severe weather events have the New Zealand Defence Force carrying out exercises in a forest near Bulls to prepare medics for real-life scenarios in disaster relief operations.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/lower-north-island/nzdf-exercises-in-bulls-to-ready-medics-for-extreme-weather-events/
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Category : News
Author: David Fisher

The deaths of three military veterans by suspected suicide over just three weeks has one support group trying to crowd-source similar cases to plug a data hole and come up with a system that will show the extent of self-harm among those who served.

Article: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/veteran-suicide-three-in-three-weeks-but-no-database-to-track-deaths-and-no-idea-how-bad-it-is/GJGP6L7VLNG4XGAQIUV3WNFH5Y/%3F
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Category : Defence

Now is a good time to consider building on our defence relationship with Canada, writes retired New Zealand Army Lieutenant Colonel and director and co-founder of Latent, Josh Wineera.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2025/03/12/canadian-technology-helps-nz-navy-track-chinese-ships/
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