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RNZAF's 5SQN conduct their final P-3 Orion flypast over the North Island before the retirement of their fleet. RNZAF photo.

New Zealand News

RNZAF farewells Orion fleet after 55 years

24/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3039 Views 0 Comments P-3K2 Orion

The Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 5 Squadron’s much-loved P-3K2 Orion aircraft put on a show in the skies

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Members of the New Zealand Defence Force maritime surveillance mission in the Middle East. Credit: Australian Defence Force

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NZ MINDEF commends Middle East Orion mission

28/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3496 Views 0 Comments CMF, Combined Maritime Forces, New Zealand Defence Force, P-3K2 Orion, Royal New Zealand Air Force

New Zealand Defence Minister Ron Mark has commended the work of New Zealand Defence Force personnel in the Middle East

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Survivors from a missing ferry in Kiribati are found in a dinghy – and a Royal New Zealand Air Force crewman prepares to drop emergency supplies to them. NZDF photo.

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RNZAF Orion finds seven survivors from missing ferry

28/01/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3181 Views 0 Comments Kiribati, P-3K2 Orion, Royal New Zealand Air Force

A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion sent to look for a missing ferry off Kiribati with 50 people on

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Seized parcels of heroin lay on the flight deck of HMAS Warramunga during an operation in the Western Indian Ocean. Photo by Leading Seaman Tom Gibson.

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HMAS Warramunga does it again – with new record drug bust

26/01/201812/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5108 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga, P-3K2 Orion, Royal New Zealand Air Force