First of four new Air Force planes arrives in NZ
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- The first of four new air force planes, which together cost $2.3 billion, has touched down in New Zealand.
The Boeing P8-A Poseidon arrived to a welcome ceremony at Ohakea air force base in Manawatū yesterday.
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Bravo Aotearoa, what an amazing craft to cover such a huge area.
Best wishes for the New Year.
Poseidon, isn’t that a ghost ship
We need to buy fighter jets
Well fighter aircraft would be good but ideally one would chose some form of multi-role aircraft. Fighter aircraft with the current budget and military size would be a real pain to optimise.
Now if the fighter/tactical aviation of the RNZAF and RAAF were integrated and using a common type, it'd be far less painful than NZ operating a small, independent force alone... jus' sayin'.
Theres no point no country other than america or australia can even get fighter jets to New Zealand. Chinas Aircraft carriers can only operate domestically and in the area around china and theres no strategic value in even taking new Zealand.
@@Booyaka9000yes well the Australian government gave us that option when they decided on the F-35A back in 2006, same airframe, less cost in maintenance, but we declined
We need fighter jets given what's happening in the world, where are they? We have none
Yeah, where are they?
Well fighter aircraft would be good but ideally one would chose some form of multi-role aircraft. Fighter aircraft with the current budget and military size would be a real pain to optimise.
Good news. Our Kiwi mates across the ditch will be able to operate with our Aussie P8s. Any plans to bring back an air combat capability?
Awesome 👍✈️🇳🇿
Excellent.. super happy to spend me taxes on them👍🙏
What a great thing, it can detect threats that the NZDF has no capability to deal with 🤣
Like Australia that only has a small defence force, NZ realistically relies on the US for its defence.
Yeah Nah cuz it has anti submarine and anti ship missiles and can also carry genereal ordanance.
@@Ascelli-o2f yes, but how many does NZ actually have in their stocks? They didn't buy them is the answer.
@@damolux3388 And you would know this how?
@@Ascelli-o2f its public knowledge, it was in the public announcement when they siged the contract!
You act surprised, as if the NZ govt wouldn't cheap out on defence spending 🤣
They did after all send troops to die in Afghanistan in completely unsuitable Humvees, when suitable mine protected vehicles were available in surplus amounts right across the ditch!
are NZ's p-8's armed with torpedoes/ anti ship missiles?
yes
Yes, Guided Torpedoes, Stand off anti Ship Missiles and Mines, Arden Government signed a NZD$770 Million weapons package with the United States State Department and DoD. Didn't make the NZ headlines at the time due to politics
Hurry up
😁😄
Lol 💯 😆
When nz getting jets?
Be a shame if they burned on the ground.
Why would they do that? Are you being a fkwit?
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I wonder how often they will break down?
Probably not often, they’re brand new and based off a great and successful platform.
What Boeing hahaha 🤪
hey, the're not Maxs
A hell of alot less than some 1960s tech that's for sure!
Australia has 12 of them and another 2 on order.