| Military of New Zealand |
The tri-service badge | | Military Manpower | Availability
(males age 17-49) | 984,700 (2005 est.) | Fit for military service
(males age 17-49) | 809,519 (2000 est.) | | Total troops | 8,610 (Ranked 126th) | | Military expenditures | Dollar figure
(FY 03/04) | $1.147 billion (FY 03/04) | Percent of GDP
(FY03/04) | 1% (FY 03/04) | The military of New Zealand consists of three branches- the New Zealand Army; the Royal New Zealand Navy; and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. New Zealand's military developed from the United Kingdom, which provided security for the European settlers in New Zealand, and later when the colony achieved dominion status. An independent New Zealand military only developed in the early twentieth century, and later served with Australians alongside the British in both World War I and II. As New Zealand grew more independent of the British, closer military ties were developed with Australia and the United States. New Zealand is a signatory of the ANZUS treaty, a defence pact between it, Australia and the United States. Since the United States suspended its obligations to New Zealand in 1986, due to the latter's anti-nuclear policy that refused US ships access to port, New Zealand co-operates only with Australia under the treaty. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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// Structure of the New Zealand Army The New Zealand Army (or NZ Army) is the land armed force of the New Zealand military and comprises around 4,500 regular personnel and 2,500 non-regulars and civilians. ...
Royal New Zealand Navy Ensign The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is the navy of New Zealand. ...
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is the air force arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. ...
World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas. ...
World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...
Wikisource has original text related to this article: Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS or ANZUS Treaty) is the military alliance which binds Australia and the United States, and separately Australia and New Zealand to cooperate on defence matters in...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
New Zealand's military has three defence policy objectives--defend New Zealand against low-level threats, contribute to regional security, and play a part in global security efforts. New Zealand considers its own national defence needs to be modest.
Army See main article New Zealand Army // Structure of the New Zealand Army The New Zealand Army (or NZ Army) is the land armed force of the New Zealand military and comprises around 4,500 regular personnel and 2,500 non-regulars and civilians. ...
New Zealand's Army consists of around 4,500 full time and 2,500 part time troops. Most troops are infantry. New Zealand does not deploy tanks, although it does have just over 100 LAV AFVs. The New Zealand SAS is the army's special forces unit. Other Army regiments are: The Special Air Service of New Zealand (NZ SAS) was formed in June 1955 as an elite New Zealand unit capable of special missions. ...
Cap Badge of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the main unit in the regular army of New Zealand. ...
The Queen Alexandras Mounted Rifles is an armoured regiment of the New Zealand Army, part of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps. ...
The Royal New Zealand Artillery forms the artillery section of the New Zealand Army. ...
The 2nd Engineer Regiment is housed in Linton Military Camp that is situated approximately 10 km South of the City of Palmerston North. ...
The Signals Corps provides, co-ordinates and operates the communications networks of the New Zealand Army. ...
The RNZALR provides catering support (Cooks and Stewards) for 10 people or 400 people. ...
The Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (RNZAMC) promotes health and disease prevention, and provides care for the wounded and sick. ...
The New Zealand Intelligence Corp is one of the smallest corps in the New Zealand Army. ...
Navy
 HMNZ Te Mana, one of New Zealand's two frigates See main article: Royal New Zealand Navy ImageMetadata File history File links HMNZS_Te_Mana. ...
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Royal New Zealand Navy Ensign The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is the navy of New Zealand. ...
The Royal New Zealand Navy consists of 2 Anzac class frigates, developed in conjunction with Australia. 8 other vessels are in use, consisting of patrol vessels and logistics. Several new modest vessels are being built locally, including a development of the ANZAC design. Based on a modified German MEKO 200 design, the ten Anzac class frigates are the major surface units of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). ...
Air Force See main article: Royal New Zealand Air Force The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is the air force arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. ...
The Royal New Zealand Air Force consists of 50 aircraft, consisting of P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft and Lockheed C-130 Hercules and other transport aircraft. The RNZAF does not have a strike force following the retirement of its A-4 Skyhawk and Aermacchi MB-339 squadrons. A plan to acquire 26 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft was cancelled also. The NH90 helicopter has recently been ordered to replace Bell UH-1 Iroquois. The PAC CT/4 Airtrainer is locally produced. P-3 Orion The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a patrol aircraft of the United States military used primarily for anti-submarine warfare. ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop aircraft, is the main tactical air transport aircraft of the United States and UK military forces. ...
The A-4 Skyhawk is an attack aircraft originally designed to operate from United States Navy aircraft carriers. ...
The Aermacchi MB-339 is an Italian military trainer and attack aircraft. ...
F-16 Fighting Falcon over Iraq The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft built in the United States. ...
The NHI NH90 is a twin-engine, ten-ton multi-role helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries, a company established by Agusta, Eurocopter and Stork Fokker Aerospace. ...
The most widely used military helicopter in the world, The Bell UH-1 series Iroquis named after an Native American Indian tribe, but more popularly known as Huey was manufactured by Bell Helicopter Textron in the 1950s to served in the infamous Vietnam War. ...
The Pacific Aerospace Corporation CT/4 Airtrainer series are all-metal construction, single-engine, two place side-by-side seating, fully aerobatic, piston engined, basic training aircraft manufactured in Hamilton, New Zealand. ...
Future New Zealand states it maintains a "credible minimum force," although critics maintain that the country's defence forces have fallen below this standard. With a claimed area of direct strategic concern that extends from Australia to Southeast Asia to the South Pacific, and with defence expenditures that total around 1% of GDP, New Zealand necessarily places substantial reliance on co-operating with other countries, in particular Australia. Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...
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New Zealand is an active participant in multilateral peacekeeping. It has taken a leading role in trying to bring peace, reconciliation, and reconstruction to the Solomon Islands and the neighboring island of Bougainville. New Zealand maintains a contingent in the Multinational Force and Observers and has contributed to UN peacekeeping operations in Angola, Cambodia, Somalia, and the former Yugoslavia. It also participated in the Multilateral Interception Force in the Persian Gulf. New Zealand's most recent PKO experience has been in East Timor, where it initially dispatched almost 10% of its entire defence force and continues to be the second-largest force contributor. This article is about the island; Bougainville is also the name of a commune in the Somme département of France. ...
The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force. ...
This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ...
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New Zealand participates in sharing training facilities, personnel exchanges, and joint exercises with the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Tonga, and South Pacific states. It also exercises with its Five-Power Defense Arrangement partners - Australia, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Singapore. Due to New Zealand's antinuclear policy, defense cooperation with the U.S., including training exercises, has been significantly restricted since 1986. The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) are a defence relationship established by an agreement between the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore signed in 1971, whereby the five nations will consult each other in the event of external aggression or threat of attack against Malaysia or Singapore. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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