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Maritime surveillance No 5 SQUAdRoN deTAcHMeNT To JoIN 2012 RIMPAc eXeRcISe the rim of the Pacific (rIMPaC) multinational, complex, conventional warfare exercise, will be held in the exercise areas around hawaii from July to august this year. For the first time in over 25 years, the NZdF will participate in RIMPAc, alongside several other nations, including Russia, Australia, Japan, Tonga, Singapore, Mexico, chile, India and columbia. RIMPAc is the largest exercise of its type, spanning all maritime-based warfare disciplines. It is set in a coalition environment that includes live firing, specialist serials such as amphibious training, and integration of littoral capabilities such as mine hunting and naval gunfire. The NZdF contingent will include a P-3k from No. 5 Sqn, HMNZS Te kAHA with a Seasprite Flight from No. 6 Sqn embarked, HMNZS eNdeAVoUR, diving and Mine counter Measures Teams, a Rifle Platoon from 1 RNZIR, Tactical Air control teams, and staff to augment the exercise HQ. The orion detachment will deploy to kanehoe bay Naval 8 Air Force news Two of No. 5 Sqn orions in this blended image of 58 minutes of 15 second exposures taken on 3/4 March. The celestial south pole is at top right, around which the stars appear to rotate. Photo by Rod Mackenzie, base Auckland Photo Flight Air Station, to work alongside US Navy and other partner P-3 detachments. our aircraft and crews will undertake both antisubmarine warfare and anti-surface warfare missions during the exercise, flying planned and reactive sorties intended to meet the RNZAF’s training objectives. The ground combat element will integrate the platoon from 1 RNZIR with US Marines and other nations’ troops, operating off a large US Navy amphibious ship. Te kAHA and eNdeAVoUR will be among 42 surface ships, and our frigate and its embarked Seasprite—from No.6 Sqn—will have the opportunity to exercise against up to six submarines. All told 25,000 personnel; a US aircraft carrier Strike Group and over 200 land- and ship-based aircraft will be involved. MAJ Mark walters, Joint Training and International engagement officer, says RIMPAc will be a great opportunity for the NZdF. “our relationships with our coalition partners are developed by such major exercises, which assist with interoperability when we’re called to stand with them on operations.”
SECoND P-3K2 ACCEPTED on 16 March P-3k2 orion NZ 4201, the second upgraded orion was accepted by the Ministry of defence from the prime contractor, l-3 Integrated Systems, and delivered to whenuapai. NZ4201 is the first aircraft to be upgraded in New Zealand following on from the delivery in April last year of the prototype upgraded in Texas [see AFN 125 May 2011]. The Minister of defence, Hon Jonathan coleman, said the project had achieved an important milestone with the delivery of the second aircraft—not only did the delivery represent a further platform with advanced technology for the RNZAF, it also demonstrated the skills and technical abilities of New Zealand’s aviation industry, with the work being done by Air New Zealand subsidiary Safe Air limited in blenheim under sub-contract to l-3. “The return of the second upgraded P-3k2 orion to the RNZAF allows No.5 Squadron to continue its transition from the traditional role as a Maritime Patrol Force to an Airborne Surveillance and Response Force.” The Minister commented that work is well advanced on the third aircraft to be upgraded, and that upgrade work has now commenced on the fourth aircraft in the RNZAF fleet. “The remaining two aircraft of our fleet will also be upgraded by Safe Air ltd in blenheim. Given the challenges involved in undertaking aircraft and mission system upgrades of the scale and complexity of the P-3k2 project, I am pleased that this work was done successfully in New Zealand,” Mr coleman said. The P-3k2 orion Upgrade Project • Upgrades to the aircraft’s communication, navigation, surveillance and data management systems, • A state-of-the-art flight deck, • Mission preparation and analysis systems, • crew training facilities, and • Software testing and integration tools. The first two upgraded aircraft will be used for transition training, and to conduct operational Testing and evaluation (oT&e) allowing our crews to develop the procedures to maximise the capability of the upgraded fleet. Maritime surveillance The kiribati fisherman waves to the orion kIRIbATI SeARcH ANd ReScUe An RNZAF P-3 orion successfully located a missing 15ft (4.5m) vessel in the kiribati region on 5 March. SQNldR Alan brown said “The New Zealand Rescue coordination centre received a request for assistance from the Republic of kiribati on the evening of 04 March, after a search conducted by local authorities resulted in no sightings. “The orion launched from RNZAF base whenuapai at 0700hrs on Monday 5 March, transited to kiribati waters and located the missing vessel within 20 minutes of arriving in the search area. one man was onboard the overdue vessel, which had been reported missing west of banaba Island, within the local fishing ground. “when located, the fisherman was standing up and waving at the orion crew. The vessel had drifted approximately 52 nautical miles from the fishing ground. The crew were able to drop supplies, including food, water and a radio, to the man. They then located and provided guidance to a nearby fishing vessel to enable it to divert to locate the survivor. “This was a great result, and the survivor was extremely relieved to receive our assistance,” SQNldR brown said. Air Force news 9
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