NZ Defence Force

STORY📰 The sound of #NZAirForce aircraft flying overhead has been a familiar one over #Marlborough in recent weeks as pilots sharpen their flying and decision-making skills during Exercise Wise Owl. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 For the first time a #NZAirForce C-130J Hercules has been flying under an Australian call sign, while being embedded in a @AusAirForce squadron. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 The path to joining the #NZAirForce’s Black Falcons aerobatics team wasn’t an easy one for Squadron Leader Richard O’Flaherty, but he didn’t let a few knockbacks stop him from achieving his flying goal. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 Digging trenches and setting up ambushes is just as much a part of the job as providing trauma aid to casualties, for #NZArmy medic and marksman shooter, Corporal Amanda Voice. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

NEWS📢 We have cancelled the Royal New Zealand Air Force Black Falcons aerobatic team North Island tour scheduled for this weekend. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 The #NZArmy Reserves offers a new perspective for Westpac banking specialist Prabhakar Mishra who grew up in the northern Indian province of Uttarakhand. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 Soldiers from the #NZArmy’s 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment have honed their jungle, or close-country, skills on the South Island’s West Coast. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

NEWS📢 The Royal New Zealand Navy, Defence Science & Technology (DST), and Dawn Aerospace, have completed a live radar tracking experiment using a reusable rocket-powered aircraft off the Canterbury coast. nzdf.mil.nz/DST-trial

STORY📰 A #NZAirForce P-8A Poseidon aircraft has deployed from Base Ohakea to #Guam to take part in Exercise Sea Dragon, a multi-national anti-submarine warfare exercise held annually at the #UnitedStates’ Andersen Air Force Base. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 Against the backdrop of an image of Edinburgh Castle, New Zealand Defence Force personnel performed alongside more than 1000 others at the 75th Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Auckland’s Eden Park. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

UPDATE📢 A #NZAirForce C-130J Hercules of No 40 Squadron has taken off from Base Auckland at #Whenuapai bound for the #MiddleEast region, to be ready to conduct civilian evacuation flights if required, and if conditions in the area make them possible. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/s…

STORY📰 After more than five decades in the #NZArmy, engineer Major Nigel Gattsche says playing the long game paid off and after special and eye-opening deployments he was still enjoying some of his richest experiences towards the end of his career. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 For the second year running, a #NZArmy infantry platoon has deployed to the #RepublicOfKorea to train alongside Korean and #UnitedStates forces. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

NEWS📢 The New Zealand Defence Force is preparing to deploy two aircraft and personnel to the Middle East region to be ready to help New Zealanders stranded by the conflict in the Middle East. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/s…

READ📖 The New Zealand Defence Force has championed a top-level home-made explosive detection exercise for NZ Government and coalition partners who employ dogs to detect the presence of potential explosive threats. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 In a fiercely contested battle, the #NZArmy’s Captain Philip Luke has taken out the Queen’s Medal shooting competition in #Waiouru over the weekend. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 Burnham Military Camp recently hosted the Royal New Zealand Army Logistics Regiment, along with international partners, to competitively display their ability to ‘Fix, Fight, Lead and Enable’. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 The strong partnership between #NewZealand and #Singapore’s maritime forces has been reinforced, through a week-long visit by 21 Republic of Singapore Navy personnel. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

STORY📰 Systems power up, visuals are in place and the engine roars in the new C-130J Hercules simulator. While there is still important work ahead before it can be used for training, the project has reached several significant milestones. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

NEWS📢 The Chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb, has welcomed the announcement of funding for round-the-clock air traffic control that will enable Base Ohakea to serve as an alternate airport for commercial aircraft 24/7. nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…