Number of standing troops:
11,177 (as at 1 July 2006) includes the New Zealand Army, the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Annual budget:
$1.662 billion ($4.55million/day)
Current deployments:
Afghanistan, Antarctica, Arabian Gulf, Bosnia, Iraq, Israel /Lebanon /Syria, Kosovo, Sinai Peninsula, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sudan, Timor-Leste, United States of America
Joint training or exercises with other militaries in 2005-2006:
Joint training included: Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Singapore, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Brunei, Cook Islands, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor?Leste, South Korea, Japan.
Overseas workshops and training courses, postings/exchanges/secondments were attended by NZDF in Canada, China, France, United Kingdom, and United Nations Headquarters.
New Acquisitions:
New acquisitions in 2005-2006 included: anti-armour Javelin missiles from Lockheed Martin; eight NH90 helicopters to replace the Iroquois helicopters; a Very Low Level Air Defence System Cueing System costing $13.7 million plus gst; two new Navy patrol vessels; $14 million in Special Operations equipment (items unknown); a range of Engineering Equipment, Direct Fire Support Weapon, Improvised Explosive Device Disposal are in the acquisition phase. By far the single largest acquisition was a new Ministry of Defence, NZDF and Special Intelligence Service (SIS) headquarters in early 2007. It is estimated that this building cost $41million.