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- New Zealand boosts defence spend to US$6.6 billion and vows increased closeness with Australia
9th April 2025 - 16:45 GMT | by Lucy Powell in London
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New Zealand received its final P-8A Poseidon aircraft in 2023. (Photo: US Navy / Wikimedia Commons)
This budget will be spent over the next four years and nearly doubles the country’s defence spending as part of GDP to 2%.
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New Zealand has released its Defence Capability Plan 2025, where it outlined its commitment to spending NZ$12 billion (US$6.68 billion) over the next four years to improve its defence capabilities.
Of that figure, NZ$9 billion is new money that will be a boost to its baseline defence funding over that same period – almost doubling its defence budget to 2% of GDP.
The plan to rebuild the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) initially covers major investments between 2025-28, across air, land and sea capabilities.
Speaking to reporters after the release of the plan, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said that New
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- New Zealand boosts defence spend to US$6.6 billion and vows increased closeness with Australia
- Ireland begins work on buying fighter jets and doubling the naval fleet
- UK Chancellor commits £2 billion to make the country a “defence industrial superpower”
- Avalon 2025: Australian defence budget meets the low expectations of show attendees
- New Zealand boosts defence spend to US$6.6 billion and vows increased closeness with Australia
- UK Chancellor commits £2 billion to make the country a “defence industrial superpower”
- Launch of Gilat Defense targets DoD market
- Collins MAPS Gen II to equip US DoD watercraft
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