In July 2018 the Government announced the purchase of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to replace the ageing six P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft that have been operated by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) since the 1960s. This page provides information on the new aircraft and updates on the project.
Read more: RNZAF First P-8A Posiedon of the Factory floor
New Zealand naval ships and Orion aircraft will next week begin a three-month patrol mission in partnership with six Pacific Island nations.
Read more: Three-month Pacific Islands maritime patrol mission to start next week
An international relations expert believes the government's defence policy review will ask some fundamental questions of the Defence Force and its identity.
Read more: Govt aiming to settle 'big questions' with defence policy review
Opinion: With the release last week of the Defence Policy Review Terms of Reference, writes Dr Peter Greener, will we see a Defence White Paper or Capability Plan prior to the next election?
Read more: Defence Policy Review: Kicking the can down the road or fundamental reset?
The New Zealand Army has returned to field training in the Pacific after two years spent protecting New Zealand’s borders from COVID-19.
Read more: NZ Army breaks new ground in New Caledonia
Construction of hangers and offices to house new P8-A Poseidon aircraft for the New Zealand Defence Force. The building comprises two hangers and interconnecting two storey structures that house office and support functions. Seismic joints separate the building into eight separate structures with varying systems formed from steel framing and precast concrete walls.
Read more: Te Whare Toroa – Ohakea P8-A Hangars
Read more: New Zealand's Management of its Strategic Assets: In Need of Recalibration?
In the second part of 'Defending New Zealand', I discuss how the country might configure itself to deal with an invading force that has the intention of putting boots on the ground.
Read more: Indefensible New Zealand
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