Tag: New Zealand
New Zealand receives first batch of Bushmaster vehicles from Australia
New Zealand marked the arrival of the first 18 out of a total of 43 Australian-designed Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles for the...
Malaysia-hosted Five Power Defence Arrangements drill wraps up
Exercise Bersama Shield – a bi-annual military exercise between the five nations in the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) - concluded in...
New Zealand starts C-130H phase out ahead of the arrival of...
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has bid farewell to the first of five C-130H(NZ) Hercules aircraft as it made its final...
Kiwi Orions fly swan song flight ahead of retirement
The Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 5 Squadron’s bid farewell to the P-3K2 Orion aircraft with a final flight over the...
New Zealand officially receives first P-8A Poseidon MPA
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has received the first of four P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing.
New Zealand boosting military support for Ukraine
New Zealand's government announced it would up its defense commitments and provide further support and personnel to assist Ukraine in its defense...
New Zealand identifies soldier killed fighting for Ukraine
The soldier served for 10 years in the infantry regiment before taking leave to go fight for Ukraine.
New Zealand’s first Poseidon MPA takes flight ahead of this year’s...
The Royal New Zealand Air Force's first Boeing-built P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) performed its maiden flight in the US ahead...
New Zealand deploys more troops to UK to train Ukrainian soldiers
New Zealand will be sending another 120 New Zealand Defence Force personnel to the United Kingdom to help train Ukraine soldiers, as...
US National Reconnaissance Office launches 2nd spy satellite from New Zealand
The US National Reconnaissance Office launched a second satellite in less than a month from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand.