HMNZS Aotearoa arrives at RIMPAC 2024

The Royal New Zealand Navy maritime sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa is in Pearl Harbor, readying to be a major part of the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) contribution to Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024 (RIMPAC 24). 02 July, 2024 RIMPAC is a biennial multi-national combined exercise, hosted by the United States Navy, focused onContinue reading “HMNZS Aotearoa arrives at RIMPAC 2024”

Five-month deployment for Royal New Zealand Navy vessel includes military exercises, operations and engagements

A series of international operations and exercises in the Western Pacific, South East Asia and East Asia will form part of a significant deployment for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) HMNZS Aotearoa. 19 JUNE, 2024 The RNZN’s maritime sustainment vessel sailed from Devonport Naval Base last week with a Seasprite helicopter on board, andContinue reading “Five-month deployment for Royal New Zealand Navy vessel includes military exercises, operations and engagements”

HMNZS Canterbury (F421), HMNZS Southland (F104), HMNZS Endeavour (A11), HMNZS Waikato (F55) and HMNZS Wellington (F69).