Good morning Adam Irish,

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will be provided as soon as possible and no later than Monday 13 March. Responses to requests for information that are considered to be in the wider public interest will be published on the New Zealand Defence Force website (www.nzdf.mil.nz).

Regards,

Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa
www.nzdf.mil.nz

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From: Adam Irish [mailto:[FOI #21815 email]]
Sent: Monday, 13 February 2023 1:28 a.m.
To: Ministerial Services <[NZDF request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Spy balloons and reconnaissance aircraft

Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

I am making a request under the Official Information Act to inquire about the the capabilities of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to intercept or bring down spy balloons or reconnaissance aircraft in New Zealand airspace, is it able to currently undertake this task. Additionally, I would like to know if the NZDF has the capability to detect foreign spy objects in New Zealand airspace, like those detected by the USA airforce. Lastly, I would like to know if New Zealand has access to the Australian airforce to bring down an object in New Zealand airspace.

Yours faithfully,

Adam Irish

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Good afternoon Adam

 

Please find attached a response to your request.

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

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-----Original Message-----

From: Adam Irish
[[3]mailto:[FOI #21815 email]]

Sent: Monday, 13 February 2023 1:28 a.m.

To: Ministerial Services <[4][NZDF request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Spy balloons and reconnaissance
aircraft

 

Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

 

I am making a request under the Official Information Act to inquire about
the the capabilities of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to intercept
or bring down spy balloons or reconnaissance aircraft in New Zealand
airspace, is it able to currently undertake this task. Additionally, I
would like to know if the NZDF has the capability to detect foreign spy
objects in New Zealand airspace, like those detected by the USA airforce.
Lastly, I would like to know if New Zealand has access to the Australian
airforce to bring down an object in New Zealand airspace.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Adam Irish

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[5][FOI #21815 email]

 

Is [6][NZDF request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Defence Force? If so, please contact
us using this form:

[7]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[8]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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