An 81-year-old doctor, humanitarian and retired soldier has been named New Zealand's second ever ANZAC of the year.

Wars in the future may be waged by a new generation of combat robots.

Defence Minister Stephen Smith has a plan to tear down all barriers to women serving in combat.

Protesters near the East Cape have been told not to get too close to oil survey ships, while Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell has compared the deployment of navy personnel to the Libyan situation.

Yet another scandal has rocked the Australian military.

Budget cuts will hit the British Army and Navy hard.

New Zealand's military presence in Bamiyan will remain at current levels for at least a year.

Others dispute danger, but agree on the need to be prepared for attack.