New Zealand P-8A to Make Inaugural Deployment to Japan

New Zealand’s 4th P-8A aircraft on arrival in New Zealand. (RNZAF) New Zealand P-8A To Make Inaugural Deployment To Japan The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will for the sixth time deploy a maritime patrol aircraft and specialist personnel to detect and deter evasions of United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions against North Korea.

First New Zealand Super Hercules Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Test

New Zealand’s first C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft has conducted its initial flight test in the US. The demonstration saw the vehicle fly for 246 minutes over Georgia and Alabama. It achieved a range of approximately 990 kilometers (615 miles) and an altitude of 10,500 feet (3,200 meters). The demonstration followed the 18-month construction of the platform under

‘Very special’ moment for RNZAF pilot in remarkable restored Warbird

The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) Squadron Leader Sean Perrett will be at the controls of a very special warbird this weekend when the restored P-51D Mustang debuts at Warbirds Over Wanaka. 28 MARCH, 2024 Ohakea-based Squadron Leader Perrett has nearly four decades of flying experience and is Flight Commander of the Air Force

Dunedin pilot gears up for a special flight above Wānaka

Flying in the skies above Wānaka will be a very special experience for Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130 Hercules co-pilot Flight Lieutenant Angus Knox. 26 MARCH, 2024 Growing up in Dunedin, the 31-year-old spent every holiday at the lakeside Central Otago town, and now gets to fly over the spectacular landscape as part

Keeping the helicopters humming

Lincoln’s Caitlin Early trained for a career in film and music, but her childhood holiday haunt Wānaka will provide the stage and the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) the soundtrack as aviation buffs return to Warbirds Over Wanaka this Easter. 26 MARCH, 2024 The 26-year-old avionics mechanic says working at Wānaka will be like

The Role Of The Boeing P-8 ‘Poseidon’ In the Royal New Zealand Air Force

BYAARON BAILEy Four examples of the type have been delivered to the RNZAF. New Zealand welcomed its first Poseidon P8-A in December 2022. Since then, the multibillion-dollar investment by its local government has welcomed three more variants, with the last arriving in July 2023. The New Zealand Government chose Boeing’s military-grade Poseidon aircraft to aid the country’s peace

Royal New Zealand Air Force Black Falcons ready for a busy few days up and down the country – The Ohakea-based Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) aerobatics display team, the Black Falcons, is set to appear at several locations across both North and South Islands later this week.

  13 MARCH, 2024 Team member Squadron Leader Michael Williams said the pilots were looking forward to a busy few days. “It’s a real pleasure to bring our displays or a flypast to people at any time, and on these flights we’ll be covering quite a bit of ground, so lots of people will get

Getting to grips with the C-130J This year will see the Royal New Zealand Air Force welcome the first of the new fleet of C-130J Hercules, a highly advanced, multi-purpose tactical airlift aircraft. Meet the aviators tasked with flying and maintaining this militarised bird.

  09 MARCH, 2024 In 2020 the Future Air Mobility Capability (FAMC) C-130J Integrated Project Team (IPT) reached an agreement with the United States Air Force (USAF) for selected personnel to undertake extensive training on the new Hercules. This meant that a small group of Air Force aviators packed their bags and flew to the