La prensa de Nueva Zelanda informa que la Real Fuerza Aérea de Nueva Zelanda (RNZAF) ha tenido que cancelar su participación en dos grandes ejercicios en el exterior debido a que carece de suficientes aeronaves en estado operativo.
Según el Ministro de Defensa, los retrasos en la modernización de los C-130 Hercules y P-3 Orion, provocan que no haya posibilidad de participar en el Maple Leaf de Canadá o el Green Flag en Estados Unidos. Nueva Zelanda solo puede volar en dos Hércules, de un total de cinco en la flota.
A principios de este año, se canceló un vuelo de un Boeing 757 de la RNZAF al Reino Unido para participar en una exhibición, por razones operativas.
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The New Zealand Herald reports that the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has had to cancel its participation in two major overseas exercises this year because of a lack of serviceable aeroplanes.
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp confirmed on a radio interview that operational requirements were paramount and delays in upgrading work on C-130 Hercules and P-3 Orion aircraft meant there were “none to spare” for Exercise Maple Leaf in Canada and Exercise Green Flag in the US, citing the example that the air force could only call on two of its Hercules from a fleet of five.
Earlier this year a planned trip to the UK by a RNZAF Boeing 757 was cancelled due to operational commitments, meaning displays could not be made at the Biggin Hill International Air Fair and RAF Waddington’s International Airshow.
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