Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

Please provide the following information for the conventional forces (i.e. excluding activities of special forces) for the NZ Army covering the period 12 months prior to the date of this request (or any recent 12 month period). Specifically only provide information for training completed by the NZ Army domestically in New Zealand.

Summary of offensive drone training, including:

1. The total number of bombs, grenades, or other munitions dropped from drones or uncrewed aerial systems.

2. The total number of kamikaze drones, loitering munitions or self-destructive unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with integrated explosives consumed (i.e. destroyed explosively on a target)

Summary of defensive drone training, including:

3. The number of simulated enemy drones or uncrewed aerial systems that were intentionally neutralised, destroyed, shot down, or otherwise defeated.

Yours faithfully,

Graeme Doull