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Obsolete, no longer in service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, or the Royal New Zealand Navy. Carried by the A-4G and A-4K Skyhawk aircraft, SH-2F Seasprite and SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters. AGM-119B Penguin Missile: AGM-119 Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7: Norway: Air-to-surface anti-ship missile: 2013–Current
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Māori: Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.It was formed initially in 1923 as a branch of the New Zealand Army, being known as the New Zealand Permanent Air Force, becoming an independent air force on 1 April 1937.
No. 3 Squadron RNZAF is a unit of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). It currently operates NHIndustries NH90 and Agusta A109 helicopters. The squadron was initially formed as a territorial unit of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force in Christchurch in 1930. During World War II, the squadron served in the Pacific, undertaking patrol ...
In 2018 the RNZAF leased four King Air 350 aircraft to replace the King Air 200 aircraft operated by No.42 Squadron, with the first aircraft arriving at Ohakea in April 2018. [ 2 ] In July 2020, New Zealand Minister of Defence Ron Mark welcomed the delivery of the fourth and final King Air 350 to Ohakea, bringing No.42 Squadron back up to full ...
The five RNZAF P-40 squadrons went on to claim 99 Japanese aircraft (subsequent, possibly partisan, research raised the figure to a round 100). [ citation needed ] No. 14 Squadron claimed more than its share of the total, and one of its pilots, Geoff Fisken , became the top scoring Commonwealth ace in the Pacific (although half his victories ...
A former United States Navy A4 Skyhawk on loan to the RNZAF Museum. It is displayed in the early RNZAF Colour Scheme at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand. In May 2001 the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand decided to disband the Royal New Zealand Air Force's air combat force by withdrawing its Douglas A-4K Skyhawk fighter aircraft and Aermacchi MB-339 trainers without replacement. [1]
The RNZAF is looking at a suitable replacement for the two 757-2K2 aircraft. [10] In December 2024 the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Airbus A321neo were shortlisted, with the new aircraft being intended to enter service by the end of 2027. This was earlier than initially planned, with the program being brought forward due in part to difficulties ...
No. 30 Squadron RNZAF - Reserve Fighter Bomber / Dive Bomber; No. 31 Squadron RNZAF - Reserve Fighter Bomber / Dive Bomber; No. 41 Squadron RNZAF - Code "SG" Reserve Light Bomber / Transport; No. 43 Squadron RNZAF – Reserve Light Bomber; No. 44 Squadron RNZAF - Reserve Light Bomber; No. 51 Squadron RNZAF – postwar Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA ...