Sailors from Royal Malaysian Navy Lekiu-class guided missile frigate KD Lekiu (FFG30) and Royal New Zealand Navy Polar-class auxiliary ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A11) participate in a volleyball tournament during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 28. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, moreContinue reading “RIMPAC 2024 Sports Competitions – KD Lekiu (FFG30) and Royal New Zealand Navy Polar-class auxiliary ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A11”
Category Archives: All RNZN/NZDF News Past and Present
RNZAF carries out rare Antarctica mid-winter medical evacuation flight
27 JUNE, 2024 A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130H Hercules crew has today carried out a rare medical evacuation of a patient from Antarctica, taking advantage of a narrowing gap in the weather to fly the challenging night-time mission. The patient, an American from McMurdo Station, is in a stable condition with aContinue reading “RNZAF carries out rare Antarctica mid-winter medical evacuation flight”
Navy reservists help regenerate Irish patrol ships – EX-Lake-class Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki.-
Three Royal New Zealand Navy reservists have assisted the Irish Navy in the regeneration of one of their fleet acquisitions from New Zealand. 27 JUNE, 2024 In 2022 the Irish Department of Defence purchased two of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s retired Lake-class Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki. They were sealiftedContinue reading “Navy reservists help regenerate Irish patrol ships – EX-Lake-class Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki.-“
Tech, science and weaponry on board NZ Navy frigate
A passion for science and technology has steered Lieutenant Oli Cook on a career as a Navy Weapon Engineering Officer 26 JUNE, 2024 Lieutenant Cook, from Warkworth, is the Assistant Weapon Engineering Officer on board HMNZS Te Kaha. He attended King’s College in Auckland, and says the idea of a Defence Force career popped upContinue reading “Tech, science and weaponry on board NZ Navy frigate”
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”
