Future of the Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy has several long-term projects to retain and update its capabilities for the future.

In June 2019 the NZ Ministry of Defence released the Defence Capability Plan 2019 [1] which superseded the previous 2016 Defence White Paper produced by the National Government.

Revealed in the 2019 DCP was the NZDF's intention to:[2] Civilian administration and oversight: Ministry of Defence (New Zealand)