Introduction
How is the Military in New Zealand and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2024).
In New Zealand, the NZDF is a small military with considerable overseas experience; it supports the country’s national security objectives by protecting New Zealand’s sovereignty, promoting its interests, safeguarding peace and security, and conducting peacekeeping, humanitarian, and other international missions

New Zealand is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily

New Zealand has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty since 1951; however, the US suspended its ANZUS security obligations to New Zealand in 1986 after New Zealand implemented a policy barring nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered warships from its ports; the US and New Zealand signed the Wellington Declaration in 2010, which reaffirmed close ties between the two countries, and in 2012 signed the Washington Declaration, which provided a framework for future security cooperation and defense dialogues; in 2016, a US naval ship conducted the first bilateral warship visit to New Zealand since the 1980s; New Zealand has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2024)
Security and military information of New Zealand
Military and security service personnel strengths approximately 8,800 active-duty (Regular Force) troops (4,300 Army; 2,100 Navy; 2,400 Air Force) (2024)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions the NZDF's inventory is comprised of domestically produced and Western-supplied weapons and equipment, including from Australia, Canada, the US, and the UK (2024)
Military service age and obligation 17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2024). note: New Zealand opened up all military occupations to women in 2000; as of 2024, women accounted for about 20% of Regular Force personnel
Military deployments small numbers of NZ military personnel are deployed on a variety of international missions in Africa, Antarctica, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East (2024).
Military expenditures
Military Expenditures 2023 1.3% of GDP (2023)
Military Expenditures 2022 1.3% of GDP (2022)
Military Expenditures 2021 1.3% of GDP (2021)
Military Expenditures 2020 1.5% of GDP (2020)
Military Expenditures 2019 1.4% of GDP (2019)
Terrorism
In New Zealand, the different Terrorist group(s) inlcude: Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
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