Nueva Zelanda quiere comprar pequeño avión para patrulla marítima/ New Zealand wants small MPA

En el Libro Blanco de Defensa de Nueva Zelanda, recientemente publicado, se recoge la necesidad de contar con un avión de patrulla marítima, que pueda utilizar campos no preparados, para complemento de los P-3K Orion.
Actualmente esta misión es desempeñada por cinco B200 King Air, en regimen de leasing, con renovación de contrato anual, por lo que el nuevo avión podría ser la versión militar, que opera con Estados Unidos.
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In its Defence White Paper published earlier this month, the New Zealand government has identified the need for a “maritime patrol aircraft with short takeoff and landing and sufficient range” to complement it fleet of P-3K Orions.
The White Paper identified a “number of low-end regional surveillance tasks (for both defence and other agencies)” in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone and the South Pacific and to maximise the new aircraft’s cost-effectiveness it would also be expected to perform a “transport and multi-engine flying training and consolidation function”. This is currently provided by five leased B200 King Airs, but the original contract expired in April 2008 and is being renewed on a year-by-year basis.
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Nueva Zelanda desvela planes para sustituir P-3 Orion y C-130 Hércules/New Zealand outlines plans to replace P-3Cs and C-130s

Nueva Zelanda aspira a sustituir sus Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion y C-130H Hercules dentro de los próximos quince años, según revela su documento estratégico de defensa recientemente publicado.
Los P-3C de patrulla marítima están siendo modernizados, se les están instalando medidas antiprotección y sensores antisubmarinos. También se están modernizando los cinco C-130H.
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New Zealand aims to replace its Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion and C-130H Hercules aircraft within the next 15 years as part of a new defence strategy.
A programme to upgrade the Royal New Zealand Air Force's P-3C maritime patrol aircraft will continue, and the aircraft could be fitted with self-protection equipment and anti-submarine sensors.
While the air force will also continue upgrading its five C-130H.
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Nueva Zelanda recibe primer Hércules modernizado/ Upgraded Hercules Returns to New Zealand

La Real Fuerza Aérea de Nueva Zelanda ha recibido el primer C-130 Hercules modernizado, en una ceremonia celebrada en la base que la RNZAF tiene en Auckland. El avión empezará a ser evaluado en breve.
Los cinco C-130 Hercules de la RNZAF están siendo modernizados con pantallas de cristl líquido, mejoras en navegación y comunicaciones, reforzamiento alar, y reemplazo del 98% del cableado.
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force today welcomed the return of the first of its C-130 Hercules aircraft to have undergone the Life Extension Programme (LEP).
During a short ceremony at Air Force Base Auckland, the aircraft was provisionally accepted by the Air Force from the Ministry of Defence, to commence Operational Testing and Evaluation (OT&E). This enables the crews to develop and exploit the capabilities of the new systems leading to optimal use of the aircraft when tasked to support government requirements.
The Air Force’s five C-130 Hercules are undergoing an upgrade that includes a new glass cockpit, upgraded navigational capability, an advanced communication suite, a centre wing refurbishment, a new self protection suite and replacement of 98 percent of its original wiring. The upgrades will enhance the ability to meet the varied and demanding tasks required of the aircraft
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Nueva Zelanda cancela participación en maniobras aéreas internacionales por falta de aeronaves/ New Zealand’s air force struggles

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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NUEVA ZELANDA DA LUZ VERDE A LA COMPRA DE HELICOPTEROS NH90/NH90 FOR NEW ZEALAND GETS GREEN FLAG

El ministro de Defensa Neozelandés ha declarado que no cancelará el pedido de nueve helicópteros NH90 para la Fuerza Aérea, a pesar de las quejas efectuadas por Alemania sobre las pobres prestaciones de este helicóptero. Esta es la mayor compra realizada para las Fuerzas Armadas de Nueva Zelanda en 20 años y sustituirá a los desfasados UH-1H Iroquois en servicio.
Los nueve helicópteros están siendo construídos en Francia y se espera la entrega de algunas unidades para 2011.
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Defence Minister of New Zealand says he won't be cancelling the Air Force helicopter order, despite a damning report from Germany.
It is the single largest purchase for the Kiwi Defence Force in almost 20 years, but a German Army trial has found engine, access and weight issues with the new NH-90 helicopters - the successor to outdated Iroquois.
The nine helicopters, are currently being constructed in France and are expected to be in New Zealand hands sometime next year.
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Nueva Zelanda refuerza servicio de guarda costas/HMNZS Wellington joins into the Royal New Zealand Navy

La capacidad de la Real Armada de Nueva Zelanda., se ha visto reforzada con la aceptación formal de HMNZS Wellington en una cermonia formal mantenida en Melbourne.
Este es el séptimo y último buque del proyecto Protector.
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The Navy's capability to patrol New Zealand's coast was boosted today with the formal acceptance of HMNZS Wellington into the Royal New Zealand Navy.
Chief of Navy, Rear-Admiral Tony Parr and Ministry of Defence Project Director Gary Collier formally accepted the Offshore Patrol Vessel, the seventh and last ship in the $500 million Project Protector, at a ceremony in Melbourne.
"Wellington and her sister ship Otago are modern ships designed and built to undertake Exclusive Economic Zone patrols, surveillance and military operations around New Zealand, the southern ocean and the Pacific," said Admiral Parr.

PRIMER HELICÓPTERO A109 PARA NUEVA ZELANDA/NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST A109

El primer helicóptero A109 de entrenamiento para la Real Fuerza Aérea de Nueva Zelanda (RNZAF), ha realizado su primer vuelo en la planta de AgustaWestland en Vergiate, Italia, y empezará este mes las pruebas de vuelo. Sustituirá a los Bell Sioux en la RNZAF, y proporcionarán entrenamiento para pilotos y tripulantes de los futuros NH Industries NH90 de transporte y Kaman Aerospace SH-2G Seasprite de la Marina. El primero de un total de cinco se entregará durante 2010, y entrará en servicio en la base de Ohakea en 2011, fecha en la que se dispondrá de un simulador.
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New Zealand's first A109 training helicopter should enter developmental test and evaluation in late March, having made its maiden flight from AgustaWestland's Vergiate plant in Italy in February.
To replace its aged Bell Sioux trainers, the Royal New Zealand Air Force's eventual fleet of five winch-equipped A109s will be used to instruct pilots and aircrew for its NH Industries NH90 transports and the navy's Kaman Aerospace SH-2G Seasprites. The first aircraft will be delivered to New Zealand late this year and will enter service at RNZAF Base Ohakea during 2011. A simulator for the A109 will arrive next year.

LOCKHEED PROPONE QUE LA FUERZA AEREA DE SINGAPUR ENTRENE EN NUEVA ZELANDA/LOCKHEED MARTIN PROPOSES NEW ZEALAND FOR TRAINING OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin, ha confirmado a Radio New Zealand que compite en el concurso para entrenar a la Fuerza Aérea de Singapur, en la parte que se lleva a cabo actualmente en Francia por otra compañía. El gobierno de Nueva Zelanda, ha confirmado negociaciones con Lockheed Martin para entrenar a los pilotos en las bases de Ohakea y Whenuapai.Lockheed Martin ya entrena a la Fuerza Aérea de Singapur en Australia. Airways Corporation, que controla el tráfico aéreo en Nueva Zelanda, opina que si se confirma, esto supondrá un gran impulso a la creación de empleo en el sector aeronáutico del país. Se espera la decisión en tres meses. Nueva Zelanda y Singapur han realizado numerosas maniobras conjuntas y el ejército de Singapur, ya utiliza bases neozelandesas.n
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Lockheed Martin, has confirmed to Radio New Zealand that the company is competing to run the Fighter Wings course for the Republic of Singapore Air Force, which is currently operated in France.The Government says the global defence contractor Lockheed Martin is in negotiations with the Singaporean air force to train fighter pilots at Ohakea and Whenuapai.Lockheed Martin already runs basic training for the Singaporeans in Australia.The Airways Corporation, responsible for managing air traffic in New Zealand, says that if the deal goes ahead it would stimulate growth in the industry and could create more jobs.
Minister hopes for deal in next three months. Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee says the two countries already train together and the Singaporean army uses New Zealand's bases.