Category : News
Author: Niva Chittock, and Reuters

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says New Zealand is not attending a so-called Coalition of the Willing summit in Paris.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/556349/new-zealand-not-attending-coalition-of-the-willing-summit-in-paris
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Category : Analysis

As wake-up calls go, the alarms don’t get much louder.

Allies of the United States see the group chat between top US officials about a planned attack in Yemen that accidentally included a journalist as a jaw-dropping security breach which casts doubt on intelligence-sharing with Washington and the security of joint military operations.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/26/us-allies-alarmed-by-leaked-group-chat-about-attack-plans/
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Category : News
Author: Kirsty Needham
AVALON, Australia, March 25 (Reuters) - The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), monitoring a Chinese navy warship as it circumnavigated Australia last month, heard it warn it would use live fire in its exercises on a civilian radio broadcast, defence pilots said on Tuesday.

Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-air-force-pilots-also-heard-chinese-navy-live-fire-warning-radio-2025-03-25/
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Category : Opinion
Author: Judith Collins.

In an increasingly unstable environment, it is critical our NZDF are able to work closely with like-minded partners, writes Defence Minister Hon Judith Collins.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2025/03/19/global-focus-sharpens-on-indo-pacific/
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Category : Defence
Author: Krystal Gibbens

Hundreds of more civilian New Zealand Defence Force jobs are set to go as part of a major restructure, the Public Service Association says.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/545439/new-zealand-defence-force-proposing-to-cut-hundreds-of-roles-union-says
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 A little short sighted, to be completely honest.

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Category : Analysis
Author: Laura Walters

The re-worked defence capability plan went to Cabinet at the end of last year. It’s still unclear when the plan (and associated spending) will be revealed.

Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/26/defence-capability-plan-pushed-as-tensions-rise-in-the-region/
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 You can only kick the can so far down the road before some one has to actually do it.

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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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