In a continuation of the close Anzac alliance, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has welcomed Group Captain Michael Duyvene de Wit from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), as director of its ...

Visions of a digital twin for each soldier, laser weapons and drones using satellites to engage with targets before a human ...

The government plans to pump billions of extra dollars into the Defence Force, but there are questions around just who it thinks we might end up using the upgraded equipment against. And there are ...

Across the Pacific and the Southern Ocean, New Zealand has been trying to strike a careful balance in its defence and surveillance approach. While strengthening its security partnerships and expanding ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand said on Monday it would boost defence spending by NZ$9 billion ($5 billion) over the next four years, and aim to nearly double spending to 2% as a share of GDP in the ...

New Zealand’s National Party-led government released a multi-billion dollar Defence Capability Plan last week, which will nearly double the country’s military spending from just over 1 percent to 2 ...

Wellington has firmed a contract for a pair of Airbus A321XLR aircraft that will replace its Boeing 757-200s in the long-range transport mission. The aircraft will be obtained under a six-year ...

New Zealand is seeking to expand Asia-Pacific military deployments in its quest to show it was now "pulling our weight" with increased spending on its armed forces, the South Pacific nation's defence ...

New Zealand's Defence Minister Judith Collins attends a briefing with senior New Zealand Defence Force officers during a ceremony marking the establishment of a space unit at RNZAF Base Auckland. (New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some curious penguins turned up as “unexpected guests” while the Royal New Zealand Air Force was carrying out training in ...