The Defence Force has been helping the US military with artificial intelligence-powered weapons to speed up what they call "kill chains".
US reports show the NZDF is one of a half dozen militaries involved in regular exercises to link American and allied war-fighting technology more closely.
Aircraft belonging to the air forces of France, Germany and Spain are due to arrive at Base Ohakea this afternoon as crew and personnel make a goodwill visit to the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
The Australian surface combatant review’s recommendations around Tier 2 general purpose frigates pose interesting questions for New Zealand, writes maritime capability specialist and former Royal New Zealand Navy Officer Andrew Watts.
Opinion: All up, defence cost us more than $6.7 billion in 2023/24.
There were 14,996 people working for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) at June 2023, while others dealt with procurement and policy in the non-military wing, the Ministry of Defence.
Not sure what pressure to join AUKUS there is... as there is no pressure... Pillar 2 of AUKUS is only in the form of technology ie; quantum computing, space and the like nothing to do with the nuclear side of AUKUS.
Marie Russell is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Health, University of Otago, Wellington. Not much of a qualifications on defence.
The claim by Ministers Judith Collins and Winston Peters that deploying NZDF personnel to the so-called United Nations Command (UNC) in South Korea will better support peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula is refuted by Dr Tim Beal, Chairman of the NZ DPRK Society.
Much of what is heralded as ‘new’ for Defence in Budget 2024 is actually old news, and it fails to provide new investment necessary to address pressing challenges, writes Hon Peeni Henare.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The New Zealand Defence Force includes more than 8,700 uniformed personnel, with nearly half serving in the Army, which Maj. Gen. John Boswell has commanded since September 2018.
