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 (RNZAF) has established its first unit – No 62 Squadron – dedicated to space operations.

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 has established its first dedicated space unit, within a squadron that hasn't been active ...

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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 ...

The air force has reactivated the name of a World War 2 squadron - but this time, as the country's first space unit.

No. 62 Squadron was reactivated at a formal ceremony at RNZAF Base Auckland today. Originally active during World War II, the squadron supported Allied operations through the innovative use of radar ...

The RNZAF has created its first space squadron dedicated to addressing the country’s security and interests in the fast-changing space domain.