Publication

This fourth update of the Defence Long-Term Development Plan (LTDP) provides a snapshot of progress in re-equipping the New Zealand Defence Force. One of the guiding principles of the government's Defence Policy Framework released in 2000 was that the New Zealand Defence Force must be equipped and trained for combat as well as peacekeeping. The LTDP thus provides a ten year planning framework from 2002- 2012 which allows decisions on defence acquisitions to be prioritised and taken in the context of the government's defense policy, and funding envelopes.