Category Archives: RNZN/NZDF News Past and Present

JS SENDAI conducted a Japan-New Zealand bilateral exercise. JS SENDAI conducted a Japan-New Zealand bilateral exercise with Royal New Zealand Navy HMNZS AOTEAROA in the East China Sea.New Zealand is Japan’s important partner to maintain and strengthen the international order based on the rule of law, and we are working together through various opportunities, suchContinue reading

Royal New Zealand Navy ship conducts longest replenishment at sea

HMNZS Aotearoa successfully replenished its largest ship (USS Boxer) since commissioning four years ago. The replenishment at sea took 8.5 hours, making this the ship’s longest replenishment. 02 August, 2024 Providing fuel for both the ship and aircraft on board, a total of 3,350,000 litres of fuel was transferred to USS Boxer, a US NavyContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy ship conducts longest replenishment at sea”

HMNZS Aotearoa refuels at sea – During the sea phase of Exercise RIMPAC, HMNZS Aotearoa conducted a successful Consolidation Replenishment at Sea with the US commercial tanker MV Allied Pacific. What does this mean? Watch and find out from the crew 👀

USS William P. Lawrence, USS Sterett, HMNZS Aotearoa Conduct Replinshment-At-Sea

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) stands by as the lifeguard station for the replenishment-at-sea (RAS) conducted by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), left, and the Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) during the Force Integration phase of Exercise RimContinue reading “USS William P. Lawrence, USS Sterett, HMNZS Aotearoa Conduct Replinshment-At-Sea”