Aotearoa New Zealand to receive new P-8A aircraft in December By BENJAMIN FELTON in AIR FORCE, AUSTRALIA, AVIATION, NEW ZEALAND, NEWS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY March 23, 2022 Tweet Share Pin 0SHARES Aotearoa New Zealand’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Rosemary Banks, recently attended a keel-laying ceremony for New Zealand’s second P-8A Poseidon aircraft in Kansas. At the same facility in Whitka, the Ambassador also viewed theContinue reading “Aotearoa New Zealand to receive new P-8A aircraft in December”
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Ministry of Defence ‘defers’ purchase of Southern Ocean patrol vessel due to Covid-19 pressures
Thomas Manch16:21, Mar 22 2022 Pause Unmute Current Time 0:02 / Duration 0:14 Loaded: 0% Fullscreen ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Defence Minister Peeni Henare has announced his three priorities for the Defence agencies: People, Infrastructure, and Pacific. The Ministry of Defence has halted the acquisition of a Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel, as the Government reviews its military spending plansContinue reading “Ministry of Defence ‘defers’ purchase of Southern Ocean patrol vessel due to Covid-19 pressures”
HMS Philomel – a bit of the history of HMS Philomel – look out for Jack Donnelly on the forecastle during the visit to Gisborne
HMS Philomel – Red Sea, during First World War HMS Philomel in Gisborne, 1914 1 Preparing for the departure of the Main Body – Auckland Wharf HMS Philomel returning from war – Ferry Wharf Wellington. HMS Philomel New Zealand’s first warship, HMS Philomel formed the core of the country’s naval forces during the First World War. The aged and largely obsolete vessel was commissionedContinue reading “HMS Philomel – a bit of the history of HMS Philomel – look out for Jack Donnelly on the forecastle during the visit to Gisborne”
Renaming Campaign for New Naval Ships in Honour of Irish Polar Explorers
14th March 2022 Jehan Ashmore Renaming campaign: In the foreground, HMNZS Rotoiti, one of the pair of former New Zealand ‘Lake’ class patrol cutters procured for the Irish Naval Service. Credit: Irish Examiner-twitter A campaign is underway to get new Naval Service ships named after Irish-born polar explorers, including Ernest Shackleton whose ship Endurance was discovered a fewContinue reading “Renaming Campaign for New Naval Ships in Honour of Irish Polar Explorers”
NZ navy vessels sold to Ireland for $36 million
Ex HMNZS Pukaki. Supplied photos. The New Zealand Defence Force will sell two decommissioned Royal New Zealand Navy Inshore Patrol Vessels ex HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki to the Republic of Ireland Department of Defence. The vessels are being sold for NZ$36 million. A condition of the sale is for work to be undertaken toContinue reading “NZ navy vessels sold to Ireland for $36 million”
