The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is increasingly involved in space, primarily focused on integrating into partner networks for space domain awareness and security. While not a space agency, the NZDF participates in international partnerships like the Wideband Global Satellite Communications System and the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC). The NZDF is investing in space systems to monitor activities in space and identify potential risks to New Zealand's interests, collaborating with partners like the US, Australia, and Japan. It has also been involved in space experiments with the US, launching payloads on satellites via the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
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Boresight Pty Ltd's military customers include 11 Western armed forces, including the Australian Defence Force, British Army, Canadian Armed Forces, New Zealand Defence Force, United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force, and the Dutch, Italian, and Finnish armies.
The New Zealand Defence Force gained real-world performance data from DARTE without relying on overseas test ranges.
DARTE was a joint mission involving NZDF Defense Science & Technology, the New Zealand Defence Force, the Royal New Zealand Navy, and Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora suborbital spaceplane.
New Zealand will deploy a New Zealand Defence Force liaison officer to United States Space Command in Colorado for two years as part of Operation Olympic Defender.