The squadron's initial focus will be on monitoring, analyzing and understanding space activity to safeguard national and international interests.

Launch of air force space unit is “important signal” that New Zealand is taking space security ‘seriously,' says Defense ...

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has established its first dedicated space unit, within a squadron that hasn’t been active ...

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has created its first space squadron dedicated to addressing the country’s security ...

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has established its first dedicated space unit, within a squadron that hasn't been active ...

Reuters. New Zealand's Chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in Wellington, New Zealand, April 30, 2025.

The new regulations, which were flagged at the end of 2024, come after New Zealand’s intelligence service raised concerns last September that some foreign entities had tried to establish space ...

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has established its first unit – No 62 Squadron – dedicated to space operations.

New Zealand will have in place by July legislation regulating operators of ground-based space infrastructure, aimed at deterring foreign interference, the country’s Space Minister Judith Collins ...