For aircraft no longer in service, see List of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy.
This is a list of military aircraft currently in service as of 2021 with the Armed Forces of New Zealand.
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Main article: Royal New Zealand Air Force
Active Aircraft
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | Introduced | In service | Operational Squadrons | Notes |
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Maritime Patrol | |||||||
Lockheed P-3 Orion | United States | ASW / Maritime Patrol | P-3K2 | 1966 | 6 | No. 5 Squadron | 5 originally delivered in 1966 as P-3Bs. Another purchased from the RAAF in 1985.[1] |
Boeing P-8 Poseidon | United States | ASW / Maritime Patrol | P-8A | 4 on order. To be operated by No. 5 Squadron RNZAF.[2][3][4] | |||
Transport | |||||||
Boeing 757 | United States | Transport | 757-2K2 Combi | 2003 | 2 | No. 40 Squadron | |
Lockheed C-130 Hercules | United States | Transport | C-130H(NZ) | 1965 | 5 | No. 40 Squadron | First 3 aircraft were the first C-130H production models.[5] |
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules | United States | Transport | C-130J-30 | 5 on order. To be operated by No. 40 Squadron RNZAF.[6][7][8] | |||
Helicopters | |||||||
AugustaWestland AW109 | Italy | Light Utility / Trainer | A109LUH | 2011 | 5 | No. 3 Squadron | |
NHIndustries NH90 | France | Utility / Transport | NH90 (TTH) | 2012 | 8 | No. 3 Squadron | 9th aircraft delivered as an attrition airframe..[9] |
Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite | United States | ASW / Maritime Patrol | SH-2G(I) | 2016 | 9 | No. 6 Squadron | 10th aircraft delivered as an attrition airframe. |
Trainers | |||||||
Beechcraft Super King Air | United States | Multi-Engine Trainer | KA350 | 2020 | 4[10] | No. 42 Squadron | Two aircraft equipped with sensor suite for aircrew training. Leased from Hawker Pacific Australia. |
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II | United States | Trainer | T-6C | 2015 | 11[11] | No. 14 Squadron |
Royal New Zealand Air Force Historic Flight
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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de Havilland Tiger Moth | United Kingdom | basic trainer | 1 | ||
North American T-6 Texan | United States | advanced trainer | 1 |
Instructional Aircraft
Instructional Airframes are used in a ground training role, and are not used in active service.
Aircraft | Origin | Variant | In service | Ground Training Location | Notes |
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Kaman SH-2F Seasprite | United States | SH-2F | 6 | RNZAF Base Woodbourne | In service as Instructional Airframes with the RNZAF Ground Training Wing (GTW) Woodbourne. |
Mitsubishi MU-2 | Japan | MU-2F | 4 | RNZAF Base Woodbourne | In service as Instructional Airframes with the RNZAF Ground Training Wing (GTW) Woodbourne. |
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | Introduced | In service | Operational Squadrons | Notes |
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Helicopters | |||||||
Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite | United States | ASW / Maritime Patrol | SH-2G(I) | 2016 | - | - | Jointly operated with Royal New Zealand Air Force |
See also
- New Zealand Defence Force
- Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Royal New Zealand Navy
- List of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy
References
- ^ "P-3K2 Orion". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand to buy four P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft". The Beehive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Air Force squadron to move from Whenuapai to Ohakea". Stuff. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ ""It's coming" – NZ P-8A Poseidon acquisition nears". Australian Aviation. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "C-130H(NZ) Hercules". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Fancy new planes for the defence force - but will a $2.5b decision be put to tender?". Stuff. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Five new Super Hercules aircraft costing $1.5 billion to join RNZAF fleet". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Super Hercules selected as preferred option". The Beehive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Jennings, Gareth (30 October 2014). "New Zealand receives final NH90 helo". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "King Air 350". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "T-6C Texan II". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 12 June 2021.