List of active New Zealand military aircraft
Appearance
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This is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the New Zealand Defence Force.
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Current inventory
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Maritime patrol | |||||
Lockheed P-3 Orion | USA | ASW / maritime patrol | P-3K | 6[1] | |
Transport | |||||
Boeing 757 | USA | Transport | 2[1] | ||
Lockheed C-130 Hercules | USA | transport | C-130H | 5[1] | |
Helicopters | |||||
AW109 | Italy | light utility | 5[1] | ||
SH-2G Super Seasprite | USA | ASW / maritime patrol | 2[1] | 8 on order | |
NH90 | France | utility / transport | 8[2] | 9th airframe also delivered as a source of spare parts[3] | |
Trainer aircraft | |||||
Super King Air | USA | trainer | 200 | 4[1] | multi-engine |
T-6 Texan II | USA | trainer | T-6C | 7[1] | 4 on order |
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[citation needed] |
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Retired
Some notable combat aircraft that were operated by the air force consisted of the de Havilland Vampire, B2 Canberra Bomber, BAC167 Strikemaster, A-4k/TA-4k Skyhawk, Aermacchi MB339 and the CT-4B Airtrainer. Transport aircraft were the Bristol Type 170, C-47 Dakota, Boeing 727, and the Short Sunderland amphibious aircraft. Helicopters consisted of the Westland Wasp, Bell Sioux 47G and the Bell Iroquios UH-1H.[4][5][6]
See also
- List of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy – includes aircraft that are no longer in service
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "World Air Forces 2015 pg. 24". Flightglobal Insight. 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "The NH90 Helicopter". Royal New Zealand Air Force. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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- ^ "World Air Forces 1987 pg. 74". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "World Air Forces 1955 pg. 651". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "RNZAF Huey embarks on final domestic tour". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.