New Zealand

 

RELIABILITY INDEX 2 (GOOD)   GDP $135-billion  2009   Budget $1.8-billion 2009   The army can deploy one motorized battalion group for operations, though sustained deployment would require the call-up of reserves and activation of a third infantry battalion.   The reserves (Territorial Army) are manned at very low levels; aside from filling out deployed units, they can only provide a cadre on which an expansion could take place.   PERSONNEL Active: 4,400; Reserves: Territorial 1800; Civilians 700   ORGANIZATION Land Force Command HQ 2 Land Force Group HQ 1 APC/RECON regiment (-) 2 infantry battalions 1 artillery regiment 2 field batteries 1 air defense troop 1 engineer regiment 2 Special Forces squadrons (1 reserve) 6 Territorial Army battalions

 

 

Air Force flies 14 UH-1H for army and other support, replacing by 8 x NH-90.  Five new AW-109 replacing Bell-47 for rotary training.

 

 

Force Troops

 

1st NZ SAS Group (Papakura)

1^st NZ Military Police Company (Trentham)

1^st NZ Military Intelligence Company (Trentham)

1^st NZ EOD Squadron (Trentham)

 

2ND LAND FORCES GROUP (Linton)

 

Queen Alexandria’s Squadron (reconnaissance cavalry)

1st Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (motorized, LAV)

3rd Auckland Northland Regiment

5th Wellington, West Coast & Taranaki Regiment

6th Haurraki Regiment

7th Wellington Hawke’s Bay Regiment

16th Field Regiment (Field and AD)

2nd Engineer Regiment

2nd Signals Squadron

Force Intelligence Group

2nd Logistics Battalion

2nd Health Services Battalion

2nd MP Platoon

 

3rd Land Forces Group (Burnham)

 

2/1st Royal New Zealand Regiment (motorized, LAV)

2nd Canterbury (Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast) Battalion Group

4th Otago and Southland Battalion Group

3rd Field Troops (2nd Engineer Regiment)

3rd Signals Squadron

3rd Logistics Battalion

Medical Treatment Center (2nd Health Services Battalion)

3rd MP Platoon

Army Adventure Training

3rd Regional Training Center

Health Services School (2nd HS Battalion)

 

TERRITORIAL FORCE

 

6 Territorial Force Regional Training Regiments. (Fillers for active battalions)

 

2nd Canterbury (Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast) Battalion Group

 

North Canterbury Company

South Canterbury Company

Nelson Company

Marlborough Company

West Coast Company

Support Company

Logistics Company

 

3rd Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) Battalion Group

 

Mortar Platoon

Reconnaissance Platoon

A Company (training

Ranfurly Company

3 rifle platoons

1 reconnaissance platoon

 

4th Otago and Southland Battalion Group

5th Wellington, West Coast and Taranaki Battalion Group

6th Hauraki Battalion Group

7th Wellington and Hawke's Bay Battalion Group

 

EQUIPMENT

 

LAV 100

APC 50

ARTY 24

SAM ?8 firing posts

Medium Girder Bridge

Bailey Bridge

Kevlar Assault Boat

Camouflage Equipment

NZ Light Armored Vehicle (NZLAV) 105 vehicles [1]

105mm Light Gun

Firing Station, Mistral MANPAD (very low-level cueing system to be procured)

7.62 mm Machine Gun

81 mm Mortar

Carl Gustaf 84 mm

Javelin (to enter service; 24 systems)

Minimi C9 Light Machine Gun

Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun

QCB Machine Gun

9 mm Automatic Pistol

Steyr Rifle

Unimog U1700L & U1300L (6 wheels, 2 ½ ton truck, 321, replacing Landrovers)

Pinzgauer Light Operational Vehicle (LOV)

Night Vision Sight M993 and M995

Night Vision Goggle M983

Night Vision N/CROS MK III

Leica Vector IV Laser Range Finder

 

Overseas Deployments

 

            PRT, Bamayan, Afghanistan

            1 company, Timor Leste

            1 Platoon (reserve regiment), Solomon Islands