Editor's Foreword

FGA 22 A-5M (Q-5II) Fantan
TPT 15: 2 An-12 Cub; 1 Ce-550 Citation II; 3 F-27 Friendship;
4 FH-227; 5 PC-6A Turbo Porter/PC-6B Turbo Porter
UTL 4 Cessna 180 Skywagon
TRG 57: 10 FT-7 (JJ-7) Mongol A*; 12 G-4 Super Galeb*;
12 K-8; 2 MiG-29UB Fulcrum*; 12 PC-7 Turbo Trainer*; 9
PC-9*
HELICOPTERS
SPT 39: 10 PZL W-3 Sokol; 11 Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) Hip H*; 18
PZL Mi-2 Hoplite*
UTL 27: 12 Bell 205; 6 Bell 206 Jet Ranger; 9 SA-316 Aloue�e
III
Paramilitary 107,250
People’s Police Force 72,000
People’s Militia 35,000
People’s Pearl and Fishery Ministry ε250
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 12
PCC 3 Indaw
PCI 9: 6 Carpentaria; 3 Swift
SELECTED NON-STATE GROUPS
Karen National Liberation Army Est strength: 3,000 Major
equipments include: mines and IEDs, SALW • Kachin
Independence Army Army Est strength: n.k. Major
equipments include: mines and IEDs, SALW • Democratic
Karen Buddhist Army (government aligned) Army Est
strength: n.k. Major equipments include: mines and IEDs,
SALW • Shan State Army (South) Army Est strength: n.k.
Major equipments include: SALW • United Wa State Army
Army Est strength: n.k. Major equipments include: mines
and IEDs, mortars, SALW
New Zealand NZL
New Zealand Dollar
NZ$
2008 2009 2010
GDP NZ$ 179bn 180bn
US$ 126bn 132bn
per capita US$ 30,204 31,412
Growth % 0.2 -2.2
In�ation % 4.0 1.9
Def exp NZ$ 2.49bn
US$ 1.75bn
Def bdgt NZ$ 2.62bn 2.82bn
US$ 1.85bn 2.07bn
US$1=NZ$ 1.42 1.36
Population 4,213,418
Ethnic groups: NZ European 58%; Maori 15%; Other European
13%; Other Polynesian 5% ; Chinese 2%; Indian 1%; Other 6%
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 11% 4% 3% 3% 22% 6%
Female 10% 3% 3% 4% 23% 7%
Capabilities
East Asia and Australasia
ACTIVE 9,702(Army 5,003 Navy 2,104 Air 2,595)
421
RESERVE 2,249 (Army 1,709 Navy 342 Air Force 198)
ORGANISATIONS BY SERVICE
Army 5,003
FORCES BY ROLE
Comd 2 Gp HQ
Recce 1 sqn
Mech Inf 2 bn (1 being converted)
SF 1 gp
Arty 1 regt (2 fd arty bty, 1 AD tp)
Engr 1 regt under strength
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
AIFV 102 NZLAV-25
LFAV 188 Pinzgauer
ARTY 74
TOWED 105mm 24 L-118 Light Gun
MOR 81mm 50
AT • MSL 24 Javelin
RCL 84mm 42 Carl Gustav
AD • SAM • MANPAD 12 Mistral
Reserves
Territorial Force 1,709 reservists
Responsible for providing trained individuals for
incrementing deployed forces
Trg 6 (Territorial Force Regional) regt
Navy 2,104
FORCES BY ROLE
Navy 1 (Fleet) HQ and 1 Naval Base located at
Auckland
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS
FRIGATES
FF 2 Anzac each with 1 octuple Mk41 Sea Sparrow (8 eff.)
with RIM-7M Sea Sparrow SAM, 2 triple 324mm TT (6
eff.), 1 MK 15 Phalanx CIWS guns, 1 127mm gun, with 1
SH-2G (NZ) Super Seasprite ASW hel,
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 6:
PSO 2 Otago † (capacity 1 SH-2G Super Seasprite) (subject
to contractual dispute in arbitration)
PCO 4 Rotoiti
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 5
MRV 1 Canterbury (capacity 4 NH90 tpt hel; 1 SH-2G
Super Seasprite ASW hel; 2 LCM; 16 NZLAV; 14 NZLOV;
20 trucks; 250 troops)
AO 1 Endeavour
AGHS (SVY) 1 Resolution
YDT/spt 1 Manawanui
FACILITIES
Base Located at Auckland
East Asia and
Australasia