The Bulletin
Men's Weekly


.

Cutting-edge new aircraft have increased NZ’s surveillance capacity – but are they enough in a changing world?

  • Written by John Moremon, Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies, Massey University
Cutting-edge new aircraft have increased NZ’s surveillance capacity – but are they enough in a changing world?NZ Defence Force

New Zealand’s national security was strengthened this month when the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s newest Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft became operational.

A cutting-edge maritime surveillance aircraft, the P-8A is also operated by Australia, India, Norway, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is...

Read more: Cutting-edge new aircraft have increased NZ’s surveillance capacity – but are they enough in a...