RNZAF farewells Orion fleet after 55 years
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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P-3K2 Orion
NZ MINDEF commends Middle East Orion mission
New Zealand Defence Minister Ron Mark has commended the work of New Zealand Defence Force personnel in the Middle East
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RNZAF Orion finds seven survivors from missing ferry
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion sent to look for a missing ferry off Kiribati with 50 people on
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HMAS Warramunga does it again – with new record drug bust
HMAS Warramunga’s crew has conducted one of the largest drug seizures in Operation Manitou’s history as part of the Australian-led
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RNZAF Orion to survey volcanos on way home from Middle East
The New Zealand Defence Force is planning to conduct an aerial survey of an erupting volcano on Vanuatu’s Ambae Island
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NZDF boarded 26 vessels during Pacific fisheries patrols
New Zealand Defence Force personnel located 60 vessels of interest and boarded 26 others in multilateral fisheries patrols conducted recently
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Flying Kiwis help nab 400kg heroin
A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance aircraft has helped a multinational task force seize 400kg of heroin,
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RNZAF sends Orion to Middle East
The New Zealand Defence Force sent a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance aircraft this morning to the
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Kiwis get rare torpedo-drop opportunity on RIMPAC
Ships and aircraft of the New Zealand Defence Force joined forces to hunt down an ‘enemy’ submarine and attack it
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NZAF Orion finds Kiribati fishermen missing a week
A New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion has found three Kiribati fishermen missing since the morning of 7 May
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