Military and intelligence agencies will get a combined $479 million in extra operational funding over the next four years.

Kiwi soldiers sent to help train Iraqi security forces back in New Zealand.

COMMENT: Inadequate court sentences don't deter people, writes Barry Soper. Perhaps court martials are the answer.

Explosions rang out as the New Zealand Defence Force's new $46 million battle training facility was opened in Auckland this morning.

The US will narrowly define the use of artificial intelligence. Will its enemies?

British troops have been testing material so advanced it hides soldiers from infra-red and heat-seeking devices.

The New Zealand Defence Force said that the unnamed soldier was a national liaison officer at coalition headquarters in Jordan.

Australia's armed forces will be boosted by new submarines and aircraft but the NZ Government won't confirm if more money is on the way for the military here.

The New Zealand Army Band will perform at the Queen's 90th birthday party - at the request of the monarch herself.

A makeover of the New Zealand Defence Force should reinstate airstrike capability and include armed drones, says New Zealand First deputy leader Ron Mark.

Australian army Colonel Gavin Keating faced a curious quandary as he prepared to depart for Iraq - what about the rugby?

Half of Kiwis would see a return by the United States Navy to New Zealand ports as a positive move but a large minority don't want their ships back, shows the latest Herald DigiPoll survey.

New Zealand soldiers training Iraqi troops have turned to a rudimentary fighting weapon - the bayonet.

There is a danger that this conflict will draw us ever deeper into a quagmire, writes Gehan Gunasekar. There is a danger of escalation should the current proxy conflict spill into conflict between the great powers involved themselves.

It will raise NZ's target profile amongst Islamists and could invite attack at home. But it is a necessary, justifiable and ultimately right thing to do, writes Paul Buchanan.

The Defence Force chose a rifle made by US manufacturer Lewis Machine and Tools (LMT) out of eight possible contenders.

Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has launched a high-level review of New Zealand troops' role in the fight against Isis.

Customs said one aim of the exercise was to show potential terrorists or WMD smugglers New Zealand was not a soft touch

More than a breach of the Anzac Treaty, the exiling of New Zealand-Australians to Christmas Island is an astonishing breach of the Anzac spirit, writes Hugh Templeton.

Northrop Grumman will build the Pentagon's Long Range Strike Bomber.

New Zealand's top military science secrets are attracting million-dollar investments from allied defence forces.

A second contingent of New Zealand soldiers destined for Iraq left for a training camp in Australia today.

Matt Nippert meets Mosgiel's American hero, Lieutenant Colonel Tim Ferner.

Gerry Brownlee will host Australian counterpart Kevin Andrews at the Devonport Naval Base for their annual catch-up.

Ten of the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopters, known as Hueys, will be sold to Dakota Air Parts.

New Zealand soldiers have taken part in urban warfare and amphibious training exercises with three other Pacific nations.