- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) are testing their helicopters and crews around the mountain regions of Marlborough as part of two 10-day training exercises running simultaneously.
- Hits: 1027
Read more: Military helicopter crews to test skills in Marlborough mountains
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/military-helicopter-crews-to-test-skills-in-marlborough-mountains-37e38685f689
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
Two Royal New Zealand Navy Inshore Patrol Vessels, HMNZS Pukaki and HMNZS Rotoiti, were decommissioned today at a formal ceremony at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland.
- Hits: 1393
Read more: Navy decommissions two Inshore Patrol Vessels
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/navy-decommissions-two-inshore-patrol-vessels-596a361f2a63
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
Interesting discussion here: http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/28051/hmnzs-pukaki-rotoiti-decommissioned?page=1&scrollTo=280762
If they truly want to decommission them in the RNZN, donate them to the Pacific Island, one to Fiji and one to Samoa... This will show that we are serious about helping the Pacific Nations and not putting them in debt like China is
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
WATCH || Winging it Wednesday ✈️Take a ride in one of our Royal New Zealand Air Force Texan aircraft and explore some of the beautiful scenery of New Zealand. Our Texan aircraft is used to train our pilots.
- Hits: 1433
Read more: Air Force pilots get valuable training southern skies
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/air-force-pilots-get-valuable-training-southern-skies-da831c203713
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
Defence Minister Ron Mark has used his powers to overrule a noise complaint ruling against the country's biggest military airbase on the grounds of "national security".
- Hits: 1270
Read more: 'National security': Defence Minister overrules Whenuapai noise ruling
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/national-security-defence-minister-overrules-whenuapai-noise-ruling/
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
NEWS || The Government has announced its decision to deploy a Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion aircraft and crew who are highly trained in maritime surveillance to support international efforts to monitor sanctions against North Korea. We are ready to respond to international efforts to maintain peace and security in the region.
- Hits: 1442
Read more: Air Force Orion to support sanctions monitoring against North Korea
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/air-force-orion-to-support-sanctions-monitoring-against-north-korea-1b9b9dd769b4
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
Defence Minister Ron Mark has used his power to overrule an Environment Court decision imposing noise restrictions on Auckland's Whenuapai airbase
- Hits: 1104
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/10/defence-minister-ron-mark-overrules-environment-court-on-whenuapai-airbase-noise-restrictions.html
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has begun its annual support to Antarctica, with more than 200 personnel from all three Services being deployed over the summer season.
- Hits: 1174
Read more: NZDF begins summer season in Antarctica
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/nzdf-begins-summer-season-in-antarctica-fcc84113a23e
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
Huddled in a small, cold, concrete room, open to the elements on the top floor of an abandoned building in the dead of night, held captive with four others by a terror group, we waited for help. New Zealand’s Special Operations Forces’ Counter Terrorist Team (CTT) was on their way, so our captors laid trip wires and watched the stairwells, armed with guns. When help arrived, it was swift and precise.
- Hits: 1114
Read more: Special Operations Forces — Practicing Counter Terrorist Support
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/special-operations-forces-practicing-counter-terrorist-support-2e2982fc699d
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
Page 111 of 121
