Brigadier Grant Motley has been selected as next Force Commander of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai. The Government has approved the deployment of New Zealand Army officer Brigadier Grant Motley to […]
Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Customs Service and Fiji joint operation deploys USVs for persistent maritime surveillance in EEZ. At the request of the Government of Fiji, the jointly owned RNZN and Customs Uncrewed […]
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army’s 2nd/1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (2/1 RNZIR) have trained alongside soldiers from 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) during an exercise at Burnham and Tekapo. The biennial […]
Singapore’s new Victory-class Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) offers a potentially disruptive solution to two of New Zealand’s most persistent naval challenges, writes Graeme Doull. As Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visits Changi Naval Base this week, […]
Military spending continued its year-on-year climb in 2025. According to SIPRI, ongoing conflict pushed Ukraine’s spending 40% of GDP while European NATO members also posted big increases. World military expenditure reached $2,887 billion in 2025, […]
The question is no longer whether drones will shape future conflict. The question is whether New Zealand intends to participate in that future – or be left behind, writes former New Zealand Army officer Graeme […]
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a refreshed ministerial lineup, which includes the elevation of Chris Penk to Cabinet, replacing the outgoing Judith Collins as New Zealand’s Minister of Defence. “Having successfully delivered significant reforms […]
For the first time a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130J Hercules has been flying under an Australian call sign, while being embedded in a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadron. The No. 40 […]
Serco CMO Dr Derrick Tin says wellbeing is shaped by leadership culture and that prevention and performance optimisation deliver greater impact than reacting to injury or burnout after the fact. There are only a small […]
New Zealand still has no specific plan for how it will reach its 2% of GDP Defence spend target, writes Wayne Mapp. But in order to spend an additional $16.5 billion over the next eight […]
We should stop asking which frigate to buy and start asking how to build a force designed for a future in which sea battles are fought by drones, writes former New Zealand Army Officer Graeme […]
Revenues from sales of arms and services by the 100 largest arms-producing companies rose 5.9 percent in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Global arms revenues […]
As an Australian ally, New Zealand is bringing less to the party than in decades past, and it seems that the Australians are now expecting less of us, writes Wayne Mapp. Is New Zealand’s strategic […]
The latest NZDF unit amalgamation presents both a loss of capability and a lack of respect for tradition, writes former NZ Army officer Graeme Doull. The NZ Army has amalgamated two of its three Regular […]
Line of Defence Magazine Editor-at-large Dr Peter Greener explains New Zealand’s deliberations over the ANZAC frigates replacement – and why two ships should not be an option. When the Defence Capability Plan 2025 was released […]
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