41 minutes ago
This year's Budget allocation for NZDF includes funds for training, but it's not fully clear what boosts there are for technology, a commentator says. Shown: a drone demo at Burnham in August.
A defence commentator says it is good to see funds for training recruits in the Budget, but he questions where the acceleration of technology is at.
About $25m is going towards modernising the New Zealand Defence Force's training over four years.
Meantime, $16m in that period is for setting up a new tech accelerator unit meant to drive growth in the domestic military market.
