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 underContinue reading “First New Zealand Super Hercules Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Test”
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NEW ZEALAND’S AUKUS CAPABILITIES
US Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, 2003. A soldier loads under-water surveillance sonobuoy into an ejection chute a spy plane. ARENA ONLINE SAMUEL HUME 5 APR 2024 New Zealand’s defence and foreign affairs officials have presented the AUKUS military agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States as a ‘welcome … contribut[ion] to regional security’Continue reading “NEW ZEALAND’S AUKUS CAPABILITIES”
New Zealand Eyes NATO Deal Amid Security Rethink
New Zealand on Friday said it was ready to sign a new cooperation deal with NATO, as the country rethinks security in the face of regional tensions and growing Chinese military might. Foreign Minister Winston Peters said after a two-day visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels that a “partnership programme” with the alliance would be agreed “in theContinue reading “New Zealand Eyes NATO Deal Amid Security Rethink”
HMNZS Canterbury – Solomon Islands election 2024: NZDF in Honiara ‘to support the democratic process’
The NZDF Joint Task Force and two NH90 helicopters on the flight deck of HMNZS Canterbury while sailing to Honiara. Photo: NZDF The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) contingent to support the smooth running of the Solomon Islands 17 April joint national and provincial elections has landed in the capital Honiara. The Solomon Islands Elections Commission (SIEC)Continue reading “HMNZS Canterbury – Solomon Islands election 2024: NZDF in Honiara ‘to support the democratic process’”
Top skills brought back to Navy
A former RNZ Navy Communications specialist who left to co-found an IT software start-up is now bringing his computer skills back as a Communications and Information Warfare officer. 03 APRIL, 2024 Lieutenant Jayden Bartram, 32, originally from Christchurch, left Riccarton High School early to become a chef, then joined the Navy as a Communications Operator.Continue reading “Top skills brought back to Navy”
