List of active New Zealand military aircraft

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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.

## Contents

* 1 Royal New Zealand Air Force
* 1.1 Active Aircraft
* 1.2 Royal New Zealand Air Force Historic Flight
* 1.3 Instructional Aircraft
* 2 Royal New Zealand Navy
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## 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 Royal Australian Air Force 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

Central Flying School RNZAF

### 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.

## Royal New Zealand Navy

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

1. ↑ "P-3K2 Orion" (in en-NZ). https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/air-force/capability/p-3k2-orion/.
2. ↑ "New Zealand to buy four P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft" (in en). http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-buy-four-p-8a-poseidon-maritime-patrol-aircraft.
3. ↑ "Air Force squadron to move from Whenuapai to Ohakea" (in en). 2018-07-09. https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-harbour-news/105356821/air-force-squadron-to-move-from-whenuapai-to-ohakea.
4. ↑ "“It’s coming” – NZ P-8A Poseidon acquisition nears" (in en-AU). https://australianaviation.com.au/2018/06/its-coming-nz-p-8a-poseidon-acquisition-nears/.
5. ↑ "C-130H(NZ) Hercules" (in en-NZ). https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/air-force/capability/c-130hnz-hercules/.
6. ↑ "Fancy new planes for the defence force - but will a $2.5b decision be put to tender?" (in en). 2019-05-28. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/112948824/fancy-new-planes-for-the-defence-force--but-will-a-25b-decision-be-put-to-tender.
7. ↑ "Five new Super Hercules aircraft costing $1.5 billion to join RNZAF fleet" (in en-NZ). TVNZ. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/five-new-super-hercules-aircraft-costing-1-5-billion-join-rnzaf-fleet.
8. ↑ "Super Hercules selected as preferred option" (in en). http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/super-hercules-selected-preferred-option.
9. ↑ Jennings, Gareth (30 October 2014). "New Zealand receives final NH90 helo". IHS Jane's 360. http://www.janes.com/article/45210/new-zealand-receives-final-nh90-helo.
10. ↑ "King Air 350" (in en-NZ). https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/air-force/capability/king-air-350/.
11. ↑ "T-6C Texan II" (in en-NZ). https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/air-force/capability/t-6c-texan-ii/.

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