He added information from Boeing had used the term "attacks" very generically.
"The NZDF is not anticipating any direct attack/threat to New Zealand."
When New Zealand's participation in the project was announced in 2012, then Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman said it would increase access to satellite broadband more than twenty-fold, with guaranteed access and at a fixed price, ensuring better value for money.
The NZDF currently purchases bandwidth on commercial satellites at spot prices, which can involve a premium of up to 100 percent depending on demand, and which can also limit availability of bandwidth.
Any unused capacity can be made available to other government agencies, Coleman said at the time.
Boeing said each partner country gained access to the capabilities provided by the full WGS system, which include flexible and secure communication transmissions on two frequencies.
"This unique international collaboration increases military interoperability and expands affordable high-data-rate communications for US and allied partners around the globe," said Rico Attanasio, executive director, Boeing department of defence/civil satellite programmes.
"WGS-9 is among the most capable military communication satellites on orbit today."
WGS-9 launched on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket. Boeing is on contract for 10 WGS satellites, the last of which is tentatively scheduled for launch in 2018.
The eighth, ninth and 10th WGS satellites carry nearly double the available bandwidth of earlier satellites in the series.