The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is facing a critical turning point as it navigates severe structural challenges, including ...

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(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand will buy new navy helicopters and airforce jets in the first steps toward upgrading its military capabilities to deal with rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. The ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A lack of training, qualifications and experience among the crew on board a New Zealand navy ship that ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa have been ...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) reported on December 8 that a NZ navy ship, the HMNZS Aotearoa, supported by a P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft, carried out “surveillance and deterrence” ...

The Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk is New Zealand’s preferred option to replace its ageing SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopters, while Airbus A321XLRs will replace the RNZAF’s two Boeing 757s. A joint announcement ...

The New Zealand Navy will return to service in the third quarter of 2026 one of two offshore patrol vessels idle since 2021, the chief of the defence force said on Tuesday, at a cost running into ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins said Monday that a Chinese naval group conducting military exercises in the Tasman Sea was armed with "extremely capable" weaponry with the ...

New Zealand's two new Bluebottle USVs from Ocius Technologies are formally named Tahi and Rua . (NZDF) The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) unveiled on 15 April two ...

New Zealand Defence Force says live rounds fired Chinese navy advised of drill via radio channels New Zealand monitoring, shadowing Chinese vessels Feb 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand said the Chinese navy ...