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Título: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Outubro 23, 2015, 04:40:15 pm
Lockheed Martin Canada Announces Latest Achievement On New Zealand ANZAC Frigate Systems Upgrade Project

(Source: Lockheed Martin; issued Oct 22, 2015)

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OTTAWA, Ontario --- Lockheed Martin Canada marked an important milestone toward modernizing the Royal New Zealand Navy's two ANZAC Class ships. The company announced that the ANZAC frigate systems upgrade project has successfully completed the combat system critical design review on schedule and to New Zealand's satisfaction.

The government-mandated review proves a contractor's progress and planning for all elements of a program. It covered in detail all of Lockheed Martin Canada's plans for shipboard systems and designs. With the successful review, Lockheed Martin Canada can begin implementing detailed designs and plans for the system's key components, which will in turn lead to ship installation. The milestone is the latest achievement for Lockheed Martin Canada's ANZAC team in the 16 months since contract award.

In April 2014, following an extensive worldwide competitive tender, Lockheed Martin Canada was selected as the Prime Systems Integrator by the New Zealand Ministry of Defence to upgrade the combat systems on their ANZAC class ships. Lockheed Martin Canada's Combat Management System 330 is the backbone of the technical solution for this project and many of the sub-systems to be supplied by Lockheed Martin Canada are common to the Royal Canadian Navy's Halifax Class Modernization Project.

"Our success on this program is a direct result of our collaborative approach to building relationships and demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders through complex projects," said Rosemary Chapdelaine, vice president for Lockheed Martin Canada Mission Systems and Training.

Echoing this sentiment of collaboration, New Zealand Ministry of Defence project director Gary Collier added, "I continue to be impressed with Lockheed Martin Canada's flexibility, responsiveness and pragmatic approach to achieving a successful outcome for both parties. We are pleased to have Lockheed Martin Canada as the prime contractor and partner for this critical project for New Zealand's Ministry of Defence and the Royal New Zealand Navy."

Lockheed Martin Canada's combat management system was also down-selected as one of two solutions qualified to compete for the Royal New Zealand Navy's Maritime Sustainment Capability – the future replenishment tanker - which will maintain afloat replenishment capability for the New Zealand Defence Force.

Rosemary Chapdelaine continued, "This project has truly placed our products and capability in a global spotlight and positioned us for future international growth, demonstrating our ability to create jobs and economic growth for Canada. ANZAC leverages the expertise and record of success established through Canada's Halifax Class Modernization Project – and now other customers can take full advantage of the modern combat system integration methodology and lessons learned from both of these sophisticated programs."

Lockheed Martin Canada, headquartered in Ottawa, is the Canadian-based arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation, a global security and aerospace company. Lockheed Martin Canada specializes in the development, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The company employs more than 850 employees at major facilities in Ottawa, Montreal, Dartmouth, Calgary, and Victoria, working on a wide range of major programs spanning the aerospace, defence and civil sectors.

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Novembro 06, 2015, 06:33:34 am
Sei que esta entrevista é de Abril 2015 mas se puderem leiam, pois as previsões de aquisição ou substituição de meios existentes, Por exemplo Fragatas e Helis, são exatamente como nós prevemos serem as nossas......... :sil: :sil: :sil:.
A Importância/Valor que a Nova Zelândia dá sua Marinha é mesmo idêntica á que Portugal dá á sua MdG...... :nice: :nice: :nice:

Interview: Rear Adm. Jack Steer By Nick Lee-Frampton 4:30 p.m. EDT April 20, 2015


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New Zealand's Chief of Navy




(Photo: Royal New Zealand Navy)

 WELLINGTON — For a relatively small Navy, with just over 2,100 personnel, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) covers a lot of sea, with even its offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) ranging from Antarctica to almost the equator. Women have served in the RNZN for decades, and it is expected that a woman will soon command one of the Navy's Anzac-class frigates.

 Both frigates now have new and more powerful diesel engines, thanks to midlife upgrades, and a weapons upgrade that begins next year will arm them with the MBDA Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missile. The Navy's latest missile, though, is the anti-ship Penguin carried by the eight Kaman SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopters currently being delivered.

 The Navy's flagship is the amphibious support ship Canterbury, recently dispatched to provide the people of Vanuatu with humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

 A replacement tanker needs to be ordered soon — the Ministry of Defence issued a request for tender for a "maritime sustainment vessel" in March — and will be helicopter-capable, unlike the present tanker.

 New Zealand's next defense white paper, due this year, will likely provide an indication of what sort of platform could replace the Anzac frigates and, crucially, how many ships will be ordered. Three is definitely better than two for a viable combat force, argues Chief of Navy Rear Adm. Jack Steer.

Q. How is the recruiting and retention of sailors?

 A. We're doing pretty well at the moment. Attrition rate's about 7.8 percent, down from 23 percent in 2012. There were about seven people applying for each position in the last intake, so we have no shortage of the right people. We still have some gaps in certain areas: engineers, watch keepers, combat systems specialists and divers. We're getting the ships to sea; it just puts, in some areas, a lot of strain on a few people. But we'll grow out of that.

Q. Is it deliberate that you have so many women sailors?

 A. It's deliberate — I love telling other navies that we have 23 to 24 percent of women in our Navy. We're working to make it even higher. We've had women at sea for about 30 years. There's no jobs in the Navy they can't do, and we're a better Navy because of it. After we made just about every mistake you could think of, we are now in a place where women are a full part of our Navy. There will be a frigate commanded by a woman in the future; it's not that far off.

Q. What's the status of the Joint Task Force?

 A. It's progressing reasonably well. By 2020 our vision for the NZ Defence Force is to have an enhanced combat capability, and the Joint Task Force is part of that.

 The Army's new MAN trucks have been tested on Canterbury. We now know we can embark them and take them on and off, using the ramps, the crane — and with LCMs [mechanized landing craft].

 The Seasprite helicopters work fine off Canterbury. We know we can get the NH90 on and off, we just need to go and do more of it.

 A better radar for helicopter control has been sorted, the ops room [is] much better, more functional and we've improved the hospital. The [rigid hull inflatable boat] launching and recovery [process] has been resolved. The line handling for the LCM — 60 tons of unhelpful metal at times — is a work in progress, but it's coming along well.

 You'll never see Canterbury storming onto a hostile beach; that's not what we do. When it sailed to Vanuatu [for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief] a few weeks ago, that's a great example of what we can do. It's for doing things in a joint way. We are a long way along a very long road.

Q. How are the Army's soldiers on board Canterbury?

 A. It's a strange marriage. When soldiers first came on, they didn't really know how to be on a ship; sailors didn't know how to treat soldiers. We spoke different languages.

 Now we have soldiers come on board, they know where to eat, what the routines are like. We understand as sailors how to help them [fit in] on a ship. It's not perfect, but we can work together very well now.

 We're growing a capability that we always dreamed Canterbury would give us, and now it's becoming a reality, it really is good.

Q. Any UAV news?

 A. Under an Air Force umbrella probably, Navy will have UAVs of different types. Perhaps something like the Schiebel helicopter, which has been on the back of other nations' OPVs. It just gives [you] a much greater horizon.

 So we have a keen interest. But they cost a lot of money and we don't have a lot of that, but it is the future.

Q. What about the acquisition of eight new Kaman SH-2G(I) Seasprites ?

 A. It's a bit of a success story. It's pretty much on budget, and came reasonably quickly. And we got a simulator, glass cockpit, better avionics, better communications, [longer] range, bigger missile. It's a better capability for our Defence Force, with the same airframe that we [already] know how to maintain, so it was a pretty smart buy. We've got three here now, and the rest arrive before the end of the year. And Peru's buying the old ones.

Are there better [naval helicopters] around? Yes, there are; they cost a hell of a lot more, they require much more to operate. We're really happy with what we've got. We've got great pilots, great maintainers. It's upgraded our aviation capability for the next 10 years.

Q. Any issues with Seasprite maintenance personnel?

 A. Yes, there is. But they're not show-stoppers. Look, in our Army, Navy and Air Force, we always have personnel number challenges. That's how we live, and that's fine, but we don't have a surplus of maintainers, or pilots, or aircrew. But we have enough.

Q. Next year, you'll have the Sea Ceptor missile?

 A. Yeah, cool, eh? The frigate [combat] systems upgrade is a huge step, starting the middle of next year with HMNZS Te Mana. Sea Ceptor is good at what it does. The British have it, Brazil just bought it, the Chileans are thinking about it, so it's gaining momentum as an alternative to the Standard missile that the Australians will stick with.

 We've upgraded the [frigate's] engines already. We get a higher speed out of our diesels, so we have much bigger legs on our Anzacs now. It's a significant difference. So the next step is to upgrade the sensors and the weapons. We've restructured the operations room. The frigate upgrade project is really cool.

Q. Are you confident there will be two new frigates replacing the two Anzac frigates?

 A. No. I would like to think that whatever we get, we get three of them. Then you have a better availability. With two, you might get two available — but you might get none as well. With three, you have a good chance of at least having one and maybe two.

 We are a maritime nation with a huge ocean around us. We also have a large commitment to a number of [defense] arrangements; we are expected to have a combat capability in our Navy. Three slightly used combat platforms is fine; three brand new ones is fine. I just think we need to get away from two. I'd like to think that whatever replaces our combat capability is here in time for the other two to move on gracefully, so we don't have a gap. That's my only concern.

 If you look at a New Zealand-centric map, there's a lot of water around us and we tend to forget that. Oceans are the bridges that link us. Our Navy would change fundamentally if we didn't have combat-capable platforms. It's a maritime century, after all.

Q. What are the plans for acquiring the Endeavour tanker's replacement?

 A. Yep, the project's in place, the [request for tender] has been issued. It will carry more fuel than Endeavour, it will be able to take an NH90 helicopter and some containers. There is a quite a lot of interest, so I think we'll get a good product out of this. The other option [is] to make it more ice-capable, so that it can resupply the McMurdo and Scott bases in Antarctica.

Q. What lessons has the Navy learned from the piracy mission?

 A. We've learned a lot taking part in anti-piracy stuff off the Gulf of Aden. There's a lot fewer hostages now and a lot less of it going on. The concern is that if we stop, will the [pirates] come back out?

 We're working with Pakistanis, Chinese, Americans, British and others. We've commanded Task Force 151 twice. There's only about 30 hostages [being held by pirates in that region] at the moment. There were over 700 at one stage.

Q. How are the patrol vessels performing?

 A. Our offshore patrol vessels are fantastic. They're our work horses, they go from just south of the equator to the Antarctic. They really are capable, sea-worthy, very, very useful ships for New Zealand. We have dog kennels on them, we can carry extra boats, other government agency people. We can do boardings by day and by night. They're a very capable asset for us. Our inshore patrol vessels provide our young people [with] command opportunities you normally don't get before you go to a bigger ship.

Email: nframpton@defensenews.com

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Novembro 07, 2015, 11:47:07 am
New Zealand Defence Force Inducts Three Super Seasprites Into The Helicopter Fleet

http://www.ibtimes.com.au/new-zealand-defence-force-inducts-three-super-seasprites-helicopter-fleet-1428926


New Zealand Defence Force Inducts Three Super Seasprites Into Helicopter Fleet, IN PHOTO: A Serbian Mi-8 helicopter gunship fires unguided rockets on targets during a training exercise in the village of Nikinci, west from Belgrade, November 14, 2014. Reuters/Marko Djurica


As part of the process to upgrade the helicopter fleet, the New Zealand Defence Force has begun adding newly acquired helicopters. The process started in the late 1990s, estiamted to cost of over $1 billion.
 
On March 6, the New Zealand Defence Force held a ceremony at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Base in Auckland and accepted three new Super Seasprite SH-2G(I) helicopters built by Kaman Aerospace. The helicopters had arrived in the country in January and five more are expected to be delivered by September 2015, the NZDF said in a statement.
 
Rear Admiral Jack Steer, Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy described the helicopters' acceptance as a significant milestone in New Zealand's maritime aviation capabilities. “The Seasprites perform a vital function for the navy and enhance the roles of ships at sea by undertaking a range of tasks including maritime surveillance, search-and-rescue, counter-terrorism, and utility lift," he said.
 
Deployment
 
The RNZN is expected to deploy the Seasprites on board the multirole vessel HMNZS Canterbury and two of its Otago-class offshore patrol vessels and two ANZAC class frigates.  The helicopters will be jointly operated between the Navy and Air Force with the aircraft flown by navy personnel and maintenance vested with Force engineers and technicians from the RNZAF's No. 6 Squadron at Whenuapai base, Auckland. Though officially, no information has been given out on its operational plans, it is expected that the aircraft when made fully operational will be armed with Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7 anti-ship missiles.
 
 Modernisation
 
The maritime Seasprites topped the shopping list of helicopters by New Zealand. They also include the medium utility NH90s that will be replacing the Iroquois. Des Ashton, Deputy secretary for Acquisition, Ministry of  Defence said a lot of work has gone into the helicopter programmes. He said the helicopters would meet the Government's objectives for many years to come, reports Radio Nz.
 
The new acquisitions will also address the need for external link compatible machines for the new 9,000t multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury. It was built under Project Protector, as part of the RNZN’s future plans to replace the F-421 HMNZS Canterbury frigate. It has space for two helicopters on board with extra capability to transport up to four more via tie-downs on the flight deck.
 
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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: mafets em Novembro 07, 2015, 05:55:54 pm
Por enquanto está é a realidade:
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http://www.navy.mil.nz/ (http://www.navy.mil.nz/)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Royal_New_Zealand_Navy_ships (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Royal_New_Zealand_Navy_ships)
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Anzac Class
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hmnzs canterbury LPD
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HMNZS ENDEAVOUR A11
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Offshore patrol   Protector class
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HMNZS Hawea, Protector-class IPV
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Diving tender HMNZS Manawanui   
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RNZAF (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RNZAF)

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Novembro 16, 2015, 09:59:02 pm
Boas,

Não resisti e coloquei estas duas fotos dos OPV's da Marinha Neo Zelandesa.

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Abril 26, 2016, 01:38:13 pm
Maritime Security rss feed 

Southern Ocean focus for new OPV

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An new OPV for New Zealand will include features that will allow it to operate in the Southern Ocean and near to Antarctica.

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) want to increase their maritime presence in this region, so the ship will have to have an ice strengthened double-hull.

At present the RNZN operates nine vessels in total, following the decision by the government to sell two of its four small inshore patrol vessels. The fleet incorporates a duo of high-end frigates and two other 85m Protector-class OPVs, pictured above, during New Zealand Defence Force exercises.

The third OPV will take the lessons learned from operating existing vessels according to Cdr Phil Bradshaw, director naval engineering, capability branch at the RNZN, particularly the environmental challenges in deploying from the topics to the far south. The vessel is expected to be delivered by around 2020.

‘[The OPV] would require much greater compartmentalisation and redundancy. We are operating in sea temperatures of -2 degrees up to plus 35, there has been chilling on the liquid content on the side of the vessel and mini-icebergs forming inside the tanks,’ he told delegates at the Offshore Patrol and Surveillance conference in Portsmouth last week.

The vessel would likely need an endurance of around 30 days, in order to enable the vessel to transit down to the Antarctic sea and stay on station there for a considerable period of time.

With the Antarctic Treaty due for renewal negotiations before 2050, nations with claims on the continent will look to spend more time deployed in the region.

It is not known whether the new OPV will feature an unmanned aerial capability, although Bradshaw said that manned rotary would remain vital in the RNZN, particularly for activities like search and rescue.

The New Zealand government’s White Paper on defence is due to be released shortly and will outline defence procurement and strategy.


https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/imps-news/southern-ocean-focus-planned-rnzn-opv/

PS : mais uma marinha que aos poucos, se vai reforçando !
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: mafets em Abril 26, 2016, 03:01:13 pm
Já agora em 2010 era esta a planificação: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Navy_plans (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Navy_plans)
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Defence White Paper[edit]
The Defence White Paper was released by the New Zealand Government in November 2010.[1] Policy intentions include:

Short term (next five years):

Naval Combat Force: Self-defence upgrade for the existing Anzac class frigates.
Replacement of HMNZS Endeavour. The navy has indicated a desire for a multi role logistics vessel.
Upgrade or replacement of the Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite.
Replacement of HMNZS Manawanui and HMNZS Resolution with a single Littoral Warfare Support Ship.
Beyond five years

Replacement of the Anzac frigates that will take account of the wider range of naval combat options expected to be available then.
Other proposals

Consider an upgrade of the armament and sensors on Ocean Patrol Craft and Inshore Patrol Craft.

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New Sea Sprite helicopters for New Zealand Navy arrive in Auckland (jan 2015)

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P.S. Ainda a malta fala do armamento dos NPO 2000  ;D ;)
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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Junho 08, 2016, 03:31:43 pm
New Zealand confirms plans to acquire third OPV with ice-strengthened features

 Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly  08 June 2016

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New Zealand's two Otago-class vessels. The country is planning to acquire a third OPV platform. Source: RNZN

Key Points

• New Zealand is planning to acquire a third ice-capable offshore patrol vessel
• Platform will bolster maritime security in waters around New Zealand, South Pacific states

 The New Zealand Ministry of Defence confirmed in a white paper released on 8 June that the country is planning to acquire a third offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to bolster its navy's maritime surveillance and fisheries inspections support capabilities.

 The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) currently relies on a fleet of two 85 m Otago-class OPVs, HMNZS Otago (P 148) and HMNZS Wellington (P 55), for these operations. The vessels were commissioned in February and May 2010 respectively.

 An indication that the service was considering a third OPV was first revealed during a May 2014 talk in Singapore delivered by a senior official from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), as reported by IHS Jane's .

 "We learned that offshore patrol vessels cost a lot less to run [than frigates]," said Lieutenant Commander Owen Gee, who is from the NZDF capabilities branch, at the MilSatCom Asia Pacific 2014 conference. "If acquired, we plan to utilise it in a constabulary role and this releases our frigates for other operations," he added.

 Besides stating that the planned third OPV will feature ice-strengthened features, no further details were given in the 2016 white paper on the platform that the government is looking into. According to IHS Jane's Fighting Ships , the RNZN's existing OPVs can reach a top speed of 22 kt and feature a standard range of 6,000 n miles at 15 kt. The 1,600-tonne ships can accommodate a core crew of 35 and a SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter on its flight deck.

 Otago and Wellington are deployed by the RNZN in long-range patrol missions around New Zealand, Pacific, and Southern Oceans.

http://www.w54.biz/showthread.php?534-RNZN-News/page8

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Julho 01, 2016, 08:56:07 am
NZDF to test out new missile

Thursday 30 Jun 2016 2:39 p.m.

The New Zealand Defence Force has arrived at Pearl Harbour to take part in an international maritime exercise where it'll test out a new weapon for the first time.
Royal New Zealand Navy frigate Te Kaha and almost 400 defence personnel will join 26 other nations and around 25,000 other defence staff for the biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC).
The vessel is one of 45 ships and five submarines involved.

As part of the event, the Te Kaha will test launch a Penguin anti-ship missile from the Defence Force's new Seasprite helicopter.

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HMNZS Te Kaha (NZ Defence Force)

"This will be a first for the RNZN and will demonstrate that we are a capable military partner," Te Kaha commanding officer Commander Steve Lenik says.
Cdr Lenik says RIMPAC is a good chance for the Defence Force to train across a wide range of activities which it could be asked to do in future coalition operations.
The vessel left Devonport on May 3 to take part in exercises with the HMNZS Endeavour and the Royal Australian Navy to prepare for RIMPAC.
It then left Australian waters with HMAS Canberra earlier this month for Hawaii.

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Te Kaha arrives at Pearl Harbour (NZ Defence Force)

RIMPAC started in 1971 and involved the Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, UK and US navies.
New Zealand was a frequent attendee until the ANZUS dispute in the 1980s over the country's nuclear-free stance.
The NZDF took part in an observer role in 2010, but were full participants in 2012 and 2014.

http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/nzdf...#ixzz4D7wTPLRw

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Julho 18, 2016, 08:20:54 am
Government spends nearly $500 million on new navy ship

ROSANNA PRICE  Last updated 14:10, July 18 2016
 
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The South Korean-built naval tanker will be "ice-strengthened" and "winterised".
A new naval tanker has cost taxpayers almost $500 million but won't get here until 2020.

The Government has approved the purchase of the ship which will be "ice-strengthened" and "winterised" for operations in Antarctica.

Hyundai Heavy Industries, a South Korean company, have been commissioned to build the vessel. The project will cost $493m and was expected to be finished in four years.

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 The new Navy vessel will be able to carry helicopters, fuel and bulk goods for New Zealand operations.

 The new ship would replace the 30-year-old HMNZS Endeavour tanker, continuing its job of getting fuel to the navy's and other allied ships, as well as fuel and fresh water to land operations.


http://www.w54.biz/showthread.php?534-RNZN-News/page8

Tal qual Nós !!!!
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Setembro 05, 2016, 03:38:46 pm
RNZN qualifies SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter on OPV HMNZS Otago

 Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International  05 September 2016

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Crew members of HMNZS Otago conduct inflight refuelling with a Super Seasprite SH-2G(I) helicopter. Source: Royal New Zealand Navy


The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has certified its lead Otago-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to embark the service's new Super Seasprite SH-2G(I) naval combat helicopter.

A series of qualification procedures, which culminated in an activity referred to by the navy as an 'Aviation Safety and Readiness Check', were completed in late August onboard HMNZS Otago (P 148) in and around the Hauraki Gulf.

The procedures included winching operations for goods and personnel, inflight refuelling trials, and a series of simulations for various operational emergencies, the navy said.

" Otago will embark a Seasprite for Operation 'Havre' to the Kermedec Islands, which will significantly aid in the transfer of the amount of stores [that] need to be transferred to the [Department of Conservation] station on Raoul Island", said the navy, in reference to the routine resupply tasks undertaken by the RNZN to the remote marine reserve.

The RNZN signed a contract for ten SH-2G(I) helicopters in May 2013 to replace its existing fleet of five older Super Seasprites that have been in service since 2001. The service formally accepted the first three airframes, which feature improved sensor, flight control, and communications systems, in March 2015.

Besides transportation of stores and maritime surveillance duties, the helicopters are also capable of carrying Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7 anti-ship missiles and lightweight torpedoes, giving the Otago-class ships improved offensive capability.

http://www.w54.biz/showthread.php?534-RNZN-News/page10

Assim os nossos Viana do Castelo tivessem esta valência e pouparíamos muitos milhares de € em muitas missões de salvamento em que empenhamos, um C130/C295, uma Corveta ou outro Navio e ainda um EH101 para a fase final de evacuação, e já nem falo sobre o último paragrafo deste artigo, capacidade ofensiva de um NPO em Portugal,...... SACRILÉGIO !!!!

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: mafets em Setembro 05, 2016, 03:48:03 pm
RNZN qualifies SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter on OPV HMNZS Otago

 Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International  05 September 2016

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Crew members of HMNZS Otago conduct inflight refuelling with a Super Seasprite SH-2G(I) helicopter. Source: Royal New Zealand Navy


The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has certified its lead Otago-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to embark the service's new Super Seasprite SH-2G(I) naval combat helicopter.

A series of qualification procedures, which culminated in an activity referred to by the navy as an 'Aviation Safety and Readiness Check', were completed in late August onboard HMNZS Otago (P 148) in and around the Hauraki Gulf.

The procedures included winching operations for goods and personnel, inflight refuelling trials, and a series of simulations for various operational emergencies, the navy said.

" Otago will embark a Seasprite for Operation 'Havre' to the Kermedec Islands, which will significantly aid in the transfer of the amount of stores [that] need to be transferred to the [Department of Conservation] station on Raoul Island", said the navy, in reference to the routine resupply tasks undertaken by the RNZN to the remote marine reserve.

The RNZN signed a contract for ten SH-2G(I) helicopters in May 2013 to replace its existing fleet of five older Super Seasprites that have been in service since 2001. The service formally accepted the first three airframes, which feature improved sensor, flight control, and communications systems, in March 2015.

Besides transportation of stores and maritime surveillance duties, the helicopters are also capable of carrying Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7 anti-ship missiles and lightweight torpedoes, giving the Otago-class ships improved offensive capability.

http://www.w54.biz/showthread.php?534-RNZN-News/page10

Assim os nossos Viana do Castelo tivessem esta valência e pouparíamos mitos € em muitas missões de salvamento em que empenhamos, um C130/C295, uma Corveta ou outro Navio e ainda um EH101 para a fase final de evacuação !!!!

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E algures andavam para aí a dizer que estes "helicópteros estavam velhos e não prestavam"...  :o ::)
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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Setembro 05, 2016, 03:54:49 pm
RNZN qualifies SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter on OPV HMNZS Otago

 Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International  05 September 2016

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Crew members of HMNZS Otago conduct inflight refuelling with a Super Seasprite SH-2G(I) helicopter. Source: Royal New Zealand Navy


The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has certified its lead Otago-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to embark the service's new Super Seasprite SH-2G(I) naval combat helicopter.

A series of qualification procedures, which culminated in an activity referred to by the navy as an 'Aviation Safety and Readiness Check', were completed in late August onboard HMNZS Otago (P 148) in and around the Hauraki Gulf.

The procedures included winching operations for goods and personnel, inflight refuelling trials, and a series of simulations for various operational emergencies, the navy said.

" Otago will embark a Seasprite for Operation 'Havre' to the Kermedec Islands, which will significantly aid in the transfer of the amount of stores [that] need to be transferred to the [Department of Conservation] station on Raoul Island", said the navy, in reference to the routine resupply tasks undertaken by the RNZN to the remote marine reserve.

The RNZN signed a contract for ten SH-2G(I) helicopters in May 2013 to replace its existing fleet of five older Super Seasprites that have been in service since 2001. The service formally accepted the first three airframes, which feature improved sensor, flight control, and communications systems, in March 2015.

Besides transportation of stores and maritime surveillance duties, the helicopters are also capable of carrying Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7 anti-ship missiles and lightweight torpedoes, giving the Otago-class ships improved offensive capability.

http://www.w54.biz/showthread.php?534-RNZN-News/page10

Assim os nossos Viana do Castelo tivessem esta valência e pouparíamos mitos € em muitas missões de salvamento em que empenhamos, um C130/C295, uma Corveta ou outro Navio e ainda um EH101 para a fase final de evacuação !!!!

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E algures andavam para aí a dizer que estes "helicópteros estavam velhos e não prestavam"...  :o ::)
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No concurso para aquisição dos nossos Helis para a MdG os Seasprite estiveram na corrida com os Lynx.
Os Kiwis estiveram muito bem ao adquirir os dez disponibilizados pela RAN, muito bem mesmo, e agora possuem unidades suficientes para os classe OTAGO, para as ANZAC e para o NPL, só nós andamos de cavalo para burro e a toda a força.

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: mafets em Setembro 05, 2016, 04:04:11 pm
RNZN qualifies SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter on OPV HMNZS Otago

 Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International  05 September 2016

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Crew members of HMNZS Otago conduct inflight refuelling with a Super Seasprite SH-2G(I) helicopter. Source: Royal New Zealand Navy


The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has certified its lead Otago-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to embark the service's new Super Seasprite SH-2G(I) naval combat helicopter.

A series of qualification procedures, which culminated in an activity referred to by the navy as an 'Aviation Safety and Readiness Check', were completed in late August onboard HMNZS Otago (P 148) in and around the Hauraki Gulf.

The procedures included winching operations for goods and personnel, inflight refuelling trials, and a series of simulations for various operational emergencies, the navy said.

" Otago will embark a Seasprite for Operation 'Havre' to the Kermedec Islands, which will significantly aid in the transfer of the amount of stores [that] need to be transferred to the [Department of Conservation] station on Raoul Island", said the navy, in reference to the routine resupply tasks undertaken by the RNZN to the remote marine reserve.

The RNZN signed a contract for ten SH-2G(I) helicopters in May 2013 to replace its existing fleet of five older Super Seasprites that have been in service since 2001. The service formally accepted the first three airframes, which feature improved sensor, flight control, and communications systems, in March 2015.

Besides transportation of stores and maritime surveillance duties, the helicopters are also capable of carrying Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7 anti-ship missiles and lightweight torpedoes, giving the Otago-class ships improved offensive capability.

http://www.w54.biz/showthread.php?534-RNZN-News/page10

Assim os nossos Viana do Castelo tivessem esta valência e pouparíamos mitos € em muitas missões de salvamento em que empenhamos, um C130/C295, uma Corveta ou outro Navio e ainda um EH101 para a fase final de evacuação !!!!

Abraços
E algures andavam para aí a dizer que estes "helicópteros estavam velhos e não prestavam"...  :o ::)

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No concurso para aquisição dos nossos Helis para a MdG os Seasprite estiveram na corrida com os Lynx.
Os Kiwis estiveram muito bem ao adquirir os dez disponibilizados pela RAN, muito bem mesmo, e agora possuem unidades suficientes para os classe OTAGO, para as ANZAC e para o NPL, só nós andamos de cavalo para burro e a toda a força.

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Que nada. Estamos a espera da disponibilidade destes que concerteza já serão do agrado dos mais "difíceis". Agora coisas "velhas e obsoletas" ...  ;D 8)
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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Setembro 13, 2016, 01:26:08 pm
NZDF’S New Seasprite Helicopter Off to Kermadecs

 (Source: NZ Defence Force; issued Sept 12, 2016)

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One of the New Zealand Defence Force’s new fleet of Seasprite helicopters has joined the Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Otago on a resupply mission to the remote Kermadec Islands. (NZDF photo)

 One of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) newly acquired fleet of Seasprite helicopters will help transport 23 government staff and about seven tonnes of vital equipment and supplies to the remote Kermadec Islands on its first operational mission with an offshore patrol vessel (OPV).

 An SH-2G (I) Seasprite, one of eight that are being introduced into service this year, has joined the Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Otago on a resupply mission to the Kermadec Islands from 12-23 September.

“Although the newer-model Seasprite was deployed on a frigate for a multilateral exercise in June, their deployment on an OPV is a major step forward in increasing the NZDF’s ability to support other government agencies in New Zealand and in the Pacific region. This also marks a major milestone in the modernisation of the Navy’s fleet,” Captain Dave McEwan, the Acting Maritime Component Commander, said.

 Lieutenant Commander (LTCDR) Andrew Sorensen, the Commanding Officer of Otago, said the ship’s first stop would be at Macauley Island, where the Seasprite will drop off a Department of Conservation (DoC) representative and two dogs trained to detect rats and other pests.

 Otago will travel next to Raoul Island, to resupply the DoC outpost there. About seven tonnes of goods, including food supplies, general equipment and a light utility vehicle, will be flown to the island in underslung loads.

“The NZDF provides logistical support to other government agencies and the resupply operation to the Kermadecs is a good example of that,” LTCDR Sorensen said.

 National Maritime Coordination Centre manager Kevin Arlidge said the Seasprite’s deployment with an offshore patrol vessel would allow them to reach more inaccessible and remote parts of the Kermadecs and would widen the scope of the NZDF’s work in support of DoC and GNS Science.

 Fourteen DoC staff, including mechanics, builders and specialists involved in the agency’s weed-eradication programme, will be flown from the ship to Raoul Island by the Seasprite.

 Otago is also transporting three MetService personnel, who will carry out routine maintenance work on the automatic weather station on the island, two electronic technicians and three commercial divers from GNS Science, who will check the tsunami gauges, seismograph and Global Positioning System equipment, and a volcano chemist, who will check the volcano and crater lakes for seismic activity.

“The tsunami gauges are the first line of defence against tsunamis and are vital for public safety in New Zealand,” GNS Science volcanologist Brad Scott said. “The seismograph and GPS help GNS monitor for large earthquakes and submarine volcanic eruptions. So without NZDF support, we may not be able to keep this going.”

MetService staff will also install a lightning detection sensor on the island to serve as an early detection and warning system to mitigate against lightning hazards.

É exactamente como cá, os nossos OPV's tem essa valência de poderem embarcar e operar um heli para ajudar as populações em casos de necessidade. :G-beer2: :G-beer2: :G-beer2: :G-beer2:

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: Cabeça de Martelo em Novembro 18, 2016, 04:27:02 pm
$20b defence plan includes new frigates, cyber protection
JONATHAN UNDERHILL WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2016  32
 
New Zealand's defence plans out to 2030 include replacing the two Anzac-class frigates, adding transport aircraft, the possible replacement of armoured vehicles, new inshore capabilities, and a spruce-up for camps and bases.

The Defence Capability Plan 2016, detailing $20 billion of military investment through until 2030 was released by Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee at the Defence Industry Association's annual forum in Auckland today. The plan follows the release in June of the government's second defence white paper.

In a speech to the forum, Brownlee said New Zealand's defence capabilities and budget had to allow for increased interest in Antarctica and Southern Ocean fisheries, increasing demand for air surveillance, better cyber protection and intelligence support. The plan also includes a $1.7 billion modernisation of the defence estate, "while retaining a presence in all current camps and bases."

The government has planned annual increases in Defence Force operating and capital budgets sufficient to maintain defence spending at about 1% of gross domestic product, including $300 million of extra operating spending over the next four years that was announced in this year's budget.

"While we do not face a direct military threat in the foreseeable future, the rules-based international order which New Zealand relies upon as a small country is under greater pressure," Mr Brownlee said. "We, therefore, need a Defence Force that can protect New Zealand and also contribute to international security."

The Anzac frigates are being upgraded over the next four years but ultimately will be replaced by "modern combat vessels" able to foot it in the late 2020s and early 2030s. Brownlee said that decision "is likely to be the most significant and challenging capability choice facing future governments in the next 15 years. Initial consideration of options is to be done before 2020."

The Royal New Zealand Navy has two offshore and four inshore patrol vessels. It will add a third offshore vessel that will be ice-strengthened and winterised, according to the plan. It will also replace its fleet tanker HMNZS Endeavour with a new tanker to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, which will also be ice-strengthened.

It has a tender out for a new littoral operations vessel, which will have diving, hydrographic and mine counter-measure capacity.

Soldiers are currently being upgraded with the new standard issue modular assault rifle from Lewis Machine & Tool Co, replacing the Steyr AUG. Soldiers will be outfitted with new night vision equipment on a rolling basis through to 2030, along with technology to detect and counter improvised explosive devices.

Brownlee said the NZ Army would also review its Pinzgauer and NZLAV armoured vehicles to decide whether they should be modernised or replaced. More investment would be made in the Special Air Service, including specialised weapons and equipment.

In the air, the workhorse C-130 Hercules and Boeing 757s would be retired and replaced in the early-to-mid 2020s, while the recently upgraded P-3 Orion surveillance and reconnaissance fleet is also due to retire by 2030.

Police and protestors clashed at the forum today in Auckland. New York Stock Exchange-listed Lockheed Martin, whose products include the Black Hawk helicopter, the F-16 and the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, is again principal sponsor for the event.

Lockheed is what is known as a prime contractor to the military, winning major contracts which it then turns to the local industry to help fill. Much of that work is won by Lockheed's mission systems and training division, maintenance and overhaul divisions.

The spending plan coincides with this week's major earthquake, which has rendered the Wellington headquarters of the New Zealand Defence Force uninhabitable, meaning that for the meantime, head office military staff are working from home until new temporary accommodation is found while the nine year-old headquarters is repaired.


Read more: https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/20b-defence-plan-includes-new-frigates-cyber-protection-b-196754#comment-736260
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Janeiro 04, 2017, 09:11:33 pm
New Zealand discloses further details of navy's new fleet tanker

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 Guy Toremans, Auckland, New Zealand - IHS Jane's Navy International  04 January 2017

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Computer-generated imagery of the NZDF's Maritime Sustainment Capability vessel. The 24,000-tonne fleet tanker will replace HMNZS Endeavour, which is due to retire in 2019. Source: Royal New Zealand Navy

 The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has given further details, including winterisation features, of the new 24,000-tonne fleet tanker that will replace HMNZS Endeavour, which is due to retire in 2019.

 The details were revealed in an interview with IHS Jane's in November 2016 during a visit to Auckland for the service's 75th anniversary celebrations.

 The New Zealand government announced in July 2016 that it has approved the RNZN's plans to acquire a new fleet tanker for NZD493 million (USD342 million).

 "The RNZN's requirements called for a platform capable of sustaining a task force with marine and aviation fuel, dry stores, food, water, and ammunition, but also incorporating a limited sealift capacity to support ground forces and undertake humanitarian assistance and disaster relief [HADR] operations," said Commander Des Tiller, project director of the fleet tanker acquisition programme at the RNZN.

 "We also stipulated that the ship should capable of carrying out missions in the challenging Antarctic environment as far south as the Ross Sea and McMurdo Sound, and be able to operate in weather conditions up to Sea State 9 and conduct unrestricted RAS [replenishment-at-sea] and helicopter operations in Sea State 5," he said.

 The RNZN initiated its plans to procure a multipurpose replenishment platform to replace the 1988-build Endeavour in 2012.

 A request for information (RFI) for the platform was issued in April 2013 under the country's Maritime Sustainment Capability (MSC) project, while a request for tender (RFT) was released in March 2015.

 Tender responses were submitted by South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in a teaming arrangement with BMT Defence Services, Germany's Flensburger Shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in partnership with Rolls-Royce, and the Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia.

 Following a competitive tender process, HHI was selected in December 2015 as the preferred bidder, and was awarded the contract in July 2016.


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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Janeiro 18, 2017, 03:30:04 pm
New Zealand to build new littoral operations support vessel

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HMNZS Manawanui is one of the ships to be replaced by the new support vessel. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force

New Zealand’s Navy will receive a new support vessel after Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee announced that the government approved a Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force recommendation to request tenders for a new naval ship to support littoral operations.

The littoral operations support vessel will provide a platform for Royal New Zealand Navy hydrography, deep diving and mine countermeasures activities. It is part of New Zealand’s $20 billion defense equipment modernization plan announced in June 2016 through the country’s defense white paper.

A formal request for tenders will be issued in early September.

New Zealand also awarded a NZD$493 million contract last month to the South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of an ice-going tanker for the Royal New Zealand Navy.

The new support ship will replace two Navy ships, the 40 year old diving ship HMNZS Manawanui, which is due to retire in 2018, and the hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution, which was retired in 2012.

“This ship will provide the RNZN Littoral Warfare Unit with a dedicated support ship that offers a range of useful capabilities in one hull,” Brownlee said.

The minister further said the ship would enhance the NZDF’s ability to support search and rescue, salvage, and hazard clearance activities around New Zealand and in the South Pacific.

New Zealand’s Littoral Warfare Unit which will operate the ship is responsible for providing specialist services to the Defence Force, New Zealand Police, Maritime New Zealand and other government agencies in the littoral area.

https://navaltoday.com/2016/08/24/new-zealand-to-build-new-littoral-operations-support-vessel/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: mafets em Abril 10, 2017, 09:59:46 am
Nós também. É o "20 milhões mais Iva" no "porto da terra do nunca"...   :rir: :rir: :rir: :rir:

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New Zealand has announced the name and homeport of its new naval fleet tanker
Vessel will be located in a region close to New Zealand's major oil and gas companies
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has revealed the name and future homeport of a new 24,000-tonne fleet tanker that it is currently anticipating from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries.

In a video published on the service's official social media channel on 10 April, RNZN chief Rear Admiral John Martin revealed that the ship will be named HMNZS Aotearoa once it is in service, and that it will be homeported in the city of New Plymouth, Taranaki, on New Zealand's North Island.

"This continues the longstanding relationship that the navy has had with the wider Taranaki region, and their link with the sea," said Rear Adm Martin. "It also recognises the connection between the area's oil and gas industry, and the role that Aotearoa has in providing fuel supplies," he added.

Aotearoa will be the largest ship ever to be operated by the RNZN when it replaces HMZNS Endeavour in 2020. The Maritime Sustainment Capability (MSC) platform has a capacity for 8,200 tonnes of F-76 marine diesel fuel, 1,550 tonnes of F-44 aviation fuel, 250 tonnes of fresh water, and 300 tonnes of dry cargo.

Equipped with two NATO-compliant electric replenishment/fuelling-at-sea (RAS/FAS) masts, one each on the port and starboard sides, the ship can replenish two warships simultaneously. The vessel can also accommodate up to two NH90, Super Seasprite SH-2G SH-2G (I), or Augusta A-109 type helicopters.

"Aotearoa will have the ability to deploy anywhere in the world, and protect and support our maritime operations, and enhance our combat force," added Rear Adm Martin in the video announcement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RJwW77Lsj8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RJwW77Lsj8)
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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Abril 12, 2017, 05:59:37 am
RNZN names future fleet tanker  Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly  11 April 2017

 The name of the new fleet tanker on order for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will be HMNZS Aotearoa , according to a 10 April statement by the RNZN.

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Computer-generated image of the future HMNZS Aotearoa. (RNZN)

 South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will begin constructing the 166 m-long vessel next year under a NZD493 million (USD342 million) contract, with delivery expected to take place in January 2020.

 Named after the Maori word for New Zealand, the 24,000-tonne tanker is set to replace the replenishment ship HMNZS Endeavour , which has been in service since April 1988 and is scheduled for decommissioning next year.

 Once in service, Aotearoa, will become the largest ship to ever be operated by the RNZN.

 According to the statement, the tanker will have twice the displacement of Endeavour and carry 30% more fuel.

 Chief of Navy Rear Admiral John Martin said that the new tanker will offer more than just a replenishment role.

 "Aotearoa will have the ability to deploy anywhere in the world to support maritime operations and enhance our combat force," he explained.

 "It [will have] the ability to conduct embarked helicopter operations and will be capable of carrying a significant tonnage of operational supplies. And it will provide an important Antarctic support capability to assist with our Southern Ocean monitoring."

 According to the RNZN, Aotearoa will be a world-first naval 'Environship', with HHI using the Rolls-Royce Environship concept design under licence.

 The design incorporates a new wave-piercing hull, which reduces resistance and lowers fuel use, while its combined diesel electric and diesel propulsion plant has lower fuel emissions than older vessels.

 The design and capabilities of Aotearoa were announced by the Ministry of Defence in Wellington in July 2016.

 The cost of NZD493 million includes the tanker's enhanced 'winterisation' capabilities, such as ice-strengthening for operations in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica, including resupplying McMurdo Station and Scott Base.

http://www.w54.biz/showthread.php?534-RNZN-News/page11

PS : Está feito...........daqui a ano e meio temos novo Reabastecedor, com alguns anos menos que o Bérrio.........pois só terá 32 anos !!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNZS_Endeavour_(A11)

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: NVF em Abril 12, 2017, 11:46:15 pm
Isso é quase um cruzador!  :) Vai na volta, ainda vai ser comandado por um contra-almirante ::)
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Junho 13, 2017, 03:45:10 pm
New Zealand Navy’s sole tanker concludes her last deployment

https://navaltoday.com/2017/06/13/new-zealand-navys-sole-tanker-concludes-her-last-deployment/

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HMNZS Endeavour entering Devonport Naval Base. Photo: Royal New Zealand Navy

Royal New Zealand Navy’s fleet oiler returned to her homeport of Devonport Naval Base on June 13 completing her last operational deployment.

The 30-year-old Endeavour wrapped up a four-month South-east Asia deployment and is set to be decommissioned later this year.

HMNZS Endeavour started her service in April 1988 after being built in South Korea. Endeavour is the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after James Cook’s HM Barque Endeavour on his first voyage to New Zealand.

Crewed by 50 officers and sailors, Endeavour spent her years in service refueling ships at sea, enabling other navy vessels to operate over long distances for extended periods of time.

She will be replaced by what will be the Royal New Zealand Navy’s largest ship ever.

HMNZS Aotearoa, as the vessel will be named, will have twice the displacement of HMNZS Endeavour and will carry 30 per cent more fuel.

Construction of the new 24,000-tonne vessel will start next year and is expected to be delivered in January 2020.

PS será que o Endeavour, vai ser vendido às Filipinas ou se custar menos de 20 Milhões será que ..................................
Tendo uma guarnição de apenas 50 elementos estou cá c/ um pressentimento que o sistema " D ", vai ser aplicado em força.
A Jane's de Junho que o camarada CJ fez o grande favor de aqui nos presentear, tem algumas linhas sobre a possibilidade da aquisição 2nd hand, e,com  small crew, heli deck, para datas muito interessantes, porque será ??

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: Major Alvega em Junho 23, 2017, 04:38:57 am
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Junho 28, 2017, 07:12:32 pm
HMNZS Canterbury taking 700 New Zealand soldiers to US-Australian drill Talisman Sabre

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NZ light armored vehicles are loaded on to HMNZS Canterbury in preparation for Talisman Sabre. Photo: Royal New Zealand Navy

Royal New Zealand Navy’s amphibious and military sealift vessel HMNZS Canterbury will be bringing a majority of the 700 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel to the U.S.-Australian exercise Talisman Sabre.

The Australian-hosted and United States-supported combined exercise starts on July 5 and runs for most of July.

New Zealand Navy units taking part include two NH90 helicopters and a Combined Arms Task Group together with HMNZS Canterbury.

“This is the second time the NZDF have been invited to participate in this exercise,” Commander Joint Forces, Major General Tim Gall, said. “It allows our Navy, Army and Air Force the opportunity to work alongside our allies and partners, focusing on our interoperability on the land, sea and in the air and testing real-world, multi-national scenarios.”

Taking place in 20 locations around Australia and involving up to 34,000 participants, Talisman Sabre provided an essential training opportunity for the NZDF, Major General Gall said.

On top of the more than 700 personnel deploying, equipment from across the NZDF will also be used during the Australian Defence Force’s largest training exercise of the year.

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Canterbury will transport much of the NZDF contingent, including two Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopters and 24 New Zealand Army light armoured vehicles. It will also transport 41 medium heavy operational vehicles and 28 light operational vehicles from the Army and RNZAF and an Army high mobility engineers excavator.

https://navaltoday.com/2017/06/27/hmnzs-canterbury-taking-700-new-zealand-soldiers-to-us-australian-drill-talisman-sabre/

http://www.army.mil.nz/our-capability/operational-vehicles/nz-lav.htm

http://navy.mil.nz/mtf/cant/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Outubro 17, 2017, 10:00:48 pm



Uma excelente semana para todos !!
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Outubro 17, 2017, 10:05:07 pm

Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Outubro 17, 2017, 10:13:47 pm
Esperemos que daqui a uns anos ao serviço da MdGP  ;)

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Enviado por: mafets em Outubro 18, 2017, 11:28:36 am
Esperemos que daqui a uns anos ao serviço da MdGP  ;)

Para operarem do nosso LPD, tipo o dos Neozelandeses...  ;D ;)
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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Outubro 18, 2017, 02:24:42 pm
Esperemos que daqui a uns anos ao serviço da MdGP  ;)

Para operarem do nosso LPD, tipo o dos Neozelandeses...  ;D ;)
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Na minha opinião a melhor opção para nós com os parcos meios financeiros que possuímos, alocados as FFAA, e com as já bem conhecidas cativações do ministro que diz que não é bem assim, seria muito bom possuirmos uma unidade como o HMNZN Canterbury !!!!!!
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Outubro 31, 2017, 07:17:55 am
Artigo muito interessante e revelador que nem as MdG mais pequenas não se resumem aos poucos Navios que possuem mas sim aos poucos MAS bons Navios que possuem. Comparativamente ao volume de Euros que vamos alocar á modernização da nossa MdG comparem com o investimento que os Neo Zelandeses vão efectuar, na sua MdG, até 2030, pelo menos cinco vezes mais que por cá :

MATCHING CAPABILITY TO NEW ZEALAND’S NEEDS

When you’ve got a big list of government priorities ahead of you and a $19.7 billion investment in defence capability to 2030, it
is definitely not a case of “business as usual” for the Royal New Zealand Navy.

Commander Murray Tuffin, Maritime Lead, Capability Branch, was speaking at the “Building the Future
Navy” conference for Navy League Wellington, hosted at TS AMOKURA.

His topic, New Ships for the RNZN, ran through the new capabilities the Navy expected to achieve. “I get to talk about the cool stuff,” he told the audience. “Our goal is to achieve the right military capability at the right time for the right price and to the right specification, thereby becoming an international exemplar of defence capability management.”

He described the Frigate Systems Upgrade (FSU) for HMNZS TE KAHA and TE MANA as a lift in relative capability against
contemporary threats. “But it’s not just about equipment on frigates. We have already installed the combat system trainer,
which is currently training the next generation of sailors for this capability. Our people will be ahead of the game.” The upgrade will
start with one frigate next year, in Canada, followed by the second frigate in 2019.

Fleet tanker HMNZS AOTEAROA, the Navy’s largest-ever ship, is a good example of multiple requirements from Government and
its impact on naval capability, and also highlights the “price of ice”, said CDR Tuffin. “This ship puts the money where the policy is.
It’s not just an ENDEAVOUR replacement. It’s an enhanced naval tanker, with capability never seen before.” AOTEAROA will be
capable of operating safely to McMurdo Sound, with solid and liquid replenishment, supporting Antarctic scientific operations as well as New Zealand’s presence in Antarctic waters, as emphasised in the 2016 Defence White Paper. AOTEAROA is expected in New Zealand in 2020.

CDR Tuffin emphasised the “Ocean” in the proposed icestrengthened Ocean Patrol Vessel, distinguishing it from the Navy’s
two OTAGO-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) OTAGO and WELLINGTON. “The OTAGO-class has been used very successfully,
but when we created them the Polar Code wasn’t there. So we’re going to build in those requirements, and take what we’ve learnt
from operating the OTAGO-class, to step up our contribution in the southern ocean.” The $320m vessel, specified in the 2016 Defence White Paper, will also add to New Zealand’s work in contributing to government policy in the Pacific. It is “realistically” expected to be operating by 2023.

The Littoral Operations Support Capability project (LOSC), a proposed replacement vessel for HMNZS MANAWANUI and the
decommissioned RESOLUTION, went to tender last year but scope of works is to be revisited. In response to a question from the audience, CDR Tuffin said the four Inshore Patrol Vessels would be disposed of before the end of their life. “At the moment, they contribute significantly to training.
They play a role in stewarding our Navy, not just for the junior rates, but for people developing their leadership. So we need to work
through carefully with other agencies about what is the right time to part with them.”

http://navy.mil.nz/downloads/pdf/navy-today/nt215.pdf

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Dezembro 14, 2017, 06:42:23 pm
Government resolves Defence cost blowout

By Live News  /  December 14, 2017  /  Comments Off on Government resolves Defence cost blowout   
 
Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Government resolves Defence cost blowoutDefence Minister Ron Mark has announced that a revised contract has been signed with Lockheed Martin Canada to deliver the installation phase of the Anzac Frigate Systems Upgrade (FSU) project.
 The project, which had a budget of $491 million after contract signature in 2014, has experienced a cost overrun of $148 million, around 30 per cent of the budget. The revised project budget now sits at $639 million.
Mr Mark said that the FSU cost overrun was the largest example of procurement overspends under the previous Government yet identified.
“This Government has discovered a range of cost pressures and procurement overspends across several portfolios. This Defence project is the largest such example to date.
“This project is the biggest commitment of a series of mid-life upgrades on the frigates that have taken place since the mid-2000s, which have kept systems up to date with modern technology,” he said.
“There has been a series of inaccurate estimates and project management errors by the Ministry of Defence, compounded by a failure to act by previous Ministers.
“The scale of this overrun is deeply disappointing, and I have made it clear to officials that under this Government, Defence procurement must and will be accurately costed, scoped and delivered on time and within budget. This is not good enough.
“While this Government has acted quickly on this issue, through making a fiscally neutral transfer within the Defence Budget allocation at no additional cost to taxpayers, the same cannot be said about the previous Government.
“After first becoming aware of this issue in September 2016, when additional costs were first estimated at between $65-74 million, they failed to resolve it over a year, while costs continued to increase, and schedule delays became longer and longer.
“Crucially, the contractor provided a final fixed firm price in June 2017, and this was not taken up in the run-up to the election. This decision imposed a real further cost to taxpayers and the Navy, with the contract having to be reopened and renegotiated, causing additional costs to be incurred, and a significant delay to the point at which installation of this essential equipment on the frigates could begin.”
To fund the cost overrun, and consistent with the Coalition’s commitment to fiscal prudence, Cabinet has agreed to reallocate a portion of the money that was provisioned in Budget 2017 for the Littoral Operations Support Capability project. This trade-off will mean that a contemporary, off-the-shelf commercial dive and hydrographic vessel will be procured, rather than a more advanced, specifically designed military vessel.
“While this is a trade-off in capability for Defence, this innovative response means that a dive and hydrographic vessel will be able to be delivered to the Defence Force sooner than the military-specification option,” Mr Mark said.
“It will be significantly more capable than HMNZS Manawanui and HMNZS Resolution, the two vessels it is replacing, particularly in regards to support to underwater search and recovery operations, and in capacity, speed, and versatility in response to domestic and regional natural disasters. This trade-off was made on the advice of DefenceMIL OSI New Zealand –

https://livenews.co.nz/2017/12/14/government-resolves-defence-cost-blowout/

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PS mais valia começarem a pensar em Trocar as duas FFG's 639 Milhões Nzd ??!!!
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Dezembro 15, 2017, 11:39:10 am
New Zealand Navy decommissions HMNZS Endeavour after 30-year service

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The Royal New Zealand Navy has decommissioned its tanker HMNZS Endeavour after almost 30 years of service.

The decommissioning ceremony took place at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland on December 30.

HMNZS Endeavour flew her white ensign for the last time earlier this month as she entered Auckland Harbour, flying her 148-meter decommissioning pennant.
Endeavour also made a final visit to its homeport in Taranaki in November this year with the tanker’s crew exercising their freedom of entry, marching through the city with drums beating, band playing and colors flying.

HMNZS Endeavour started her service in April 1988 after being built in South Korea. She is the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after James Cook’s HM Barque Endeavour on his first voyage to New Zealand.
Crewed by 50 officers and sailors, Endeavour spent her years in service refueling ships at sea, enabling other navy vessels to operate over long distances for extended periods of time.
She will be replaced by the future HMNZS Aotearoa which will have twice the displacement of HMNZS Endeavour and will carry 30 per cent more fuel.

https://navaltoday.com/2017/12/15/new-zealand-navy-decommissions-hmnzs-endeavour-after-30-year-service/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Janeiro 08, 2018, 10:06:22 am
 Zealand Navy to decommission diver support ship HMNZS Manawanui

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Royal New Zealand Navy photo of HMNZS Manawanaui

Royal New Zealand Navy diving support vessel HMNZS Manawanui is scheduled to pay a final visit to her homeport city later this month before being officially decommissioned in February.

The town of Whitianga in the Waikato Region of New Zealand’s North Island, is the home port for Manawanui, though it is not based there.

The ship will be in Whitianga from January 30 to February 5 for ceremonies and parades before it is decommissioned on February 23 at Devonport.

Manawanui is the Royal New Zealand Navy’s diving and mine counter-measures ship and was commissioned into the Navy in 1988. She was built in the UK in 1979 as a diving support vessel, the Star Perseus, for North Sea oil rig operations.

She is fitted with a triple lock compression chamber, a wet diving bell, a 15 tonne crane and workshop facilities including electric and gas welding equipment and a lathe. She has a four-point anchoring system to keep the ship in position when undertaking diving operations.

Manawanui is the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy. The name translates as “Big Heart”.

Manawanui, and the hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution which was decommissioned in 2012, are being replaced by a single ship which will carry out both functions.

https://navaltoday.com/2018/01/08/royal-new-zealand-navy-to-decommission-diver-support-ship-hmnzs-manawanui/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Fevereiro 01, 2018, 10:39:48 am
First steel cut for Royal New Zealand Navy’s new tanker

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Photo: Royal New Zealand Navy

Construction of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s largest ever vessel, the HMNZS Aotearoa, officially started on January 31 with a steel cutting ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard in South Korea.

The ice-going tanker will be launched in March next year, and enter service in 2020.

The tanker acquisition was approved by the New Zealand government in June 2014 allowing for a tender to be released in March 2015. The contract was awarded to Hyundai Heavy Industries in July that year for $493 million.
Aotearoa will be able to refuel two ships at the same time while underway, carry and refuel New Zealand Defence Force helicopters, produce and store water, and store and transport bulk goods.

HMNZS Aotearoa has twice the displacement of its decommissioned predecessor HMNZS Endeavour and will carry 30 per cent more fuel.

HMNZS Aotearoa will also be a world-first naval “Environship”, with Hyundai using the Rolls-Royce Environship concept design under licence. The design incorporates a new wave-piercing hull, which reduces resistance and lowers fuel use, while its combined diesel electric and diesel propulsion plant has lower fuel emissions than older vessels.

The design and capabilities of HMNZS Aotearoa were announced by the Ministry of Defence in 2016. The cost includes the tanker’s enhanced “winterisation” capabilities, such as ice-strengthening for operations in Antarctica, including resupplying McMurdo Station and Scott Base. HMNZS Endeavour was not Antarctic-capable.
The Defence White Paper 2016 identified Antarctica as a “focus on increasing international interest” while noting the New Zealand Defence Force’s “critical role” in supporting personnel in the Ross Dependency and monitoring activity in the Southern Ocean.

https://navaltoday.com/2018/02/01/first-steel-cut-for-royal-new-zealand-navys-new-tanker/

PS Ainda temos muito que aprender com algumas Nações, como é que a Nova Zelândia consegue:
1º Adquirir;
2º Melhorar e;
3º Substituir as suas unidades navais com a cadência que tem feito nas últimas duas a três décadas enquanto nós andamos a encanar a perna á RÃ há mais de quatro décadas, será só mesmo planeamento e investimento na MdG ou também uma questão de necessidade e acima de inteligência pois sabem que tem de proteger os seus vastos recursos Marítimos ???
E se calhar não sabem o que são cativações e a corrupção instalada, leia-se demora em decidir que equipamentos e, quando devem ser substituídos, por exemplo caso da substituição da G3, são menores por lá !!!
Temos mesmo que melhorar, e muito, a começar pelas opinião e visão que os políticos tem, sobre as mais valias que as nossas FFAA representam para a Nação, em termos de protecção dos nossos recursos, maritimos e não só, e em termos de segurança Nacional !!
As palavras dos nossos políticos, em nada se coadunam com as acções/investimentos que tem vindo a fazer nas FFAA, o desinvestimento tem sido NOTORIAMENTE ELEVADO !!!


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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Março 11, 2018, 08:02:08 pm
New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha arrives in Canada for combat system upgrade

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Royal New Zealand Navy file photo of HMNZS Te Kaha

Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha has arrived in Canada where she will undergo combat management system upgrades at Seaspan’s shipyard in Victoria, British Columbia.

The 25-day passage to British Columbia was marked by a brief port visit in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor where Te Kaha and her crew represented New Zealand as part of the United States’ commemoration of Presidents’ Day.

For the final leg of the voyage, the crew was supplemented by a group of 10 Royal Canadian Naval Reserve personnel who had an opportunity to experience working life on board the frigate.

During her time in Canada, HMNZS Te Kaha will be fitted with updated equipment and systems including the combat management system, radar and underwater sonar.

The contract for the upgrade of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s two Anzac-class frigates was signed between the New Zealand government and Lockheed Martin Canada on April 29, 2014.

Under the terms of the contract, Lockheed Martin Canada is responsible for the design, installation and integration of the CMS and a combat system trainer for the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, as well as the procurement of new sensor and weapon systems for HMNZ ships Te Mana and Te Kaha.

Lockheed Martin Canada’s CMS 330 combat management system was initially developed for Canada’s Department of National Defence and then modified for the Royal New Zealand Navy with Canada’s support.

“There is a significant programme of work to upgrade or replace New Zealand’s defence equipment that aims to maintain the safety of our military personnel and the country’s ability and readiness to deploy when needed, both in this country and overseas,” New Zealand defense minister Ron Mark said announcing the frigate’s arrival in Canada.

An additional $148 million was approved by the New Zealand government to ensure the upgrade could proceed, bringing the total project budget to $639 million.

“The government’s decision reflects the value placed on our frigates and their ability to operate across and support a wide range of operations,” Mark said.

In addition CMS upgrades, the frigates will also be receiving MBDA’s Sea Ceptor vertical launched, active Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (Maritime) – CAMM(M) which will replace the current RIM7P NATO Seasparrow missile system.

The upgrade of the second frigate, HMNZS Te Mana, is scheduled to take place in 2019.

https://navaltoday.com/2018/03/06/new-zealand-navy-frigate-hmnzs-te-kaha-arrives-in-canada-for-combat-system-upgrade/

A fragata em questão entrou ao serviço em 1997, tem vinte e um anos e vai iniciar o MLU, este mês, exactamente como está a acontecer com as nossas VdG e BD !!!   ::) ::) ::)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNZS_Te_Kaha_(F77)

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Abril 27, 2018, 12:42:37 pm

Lockheed marks start of New Zealand Navy frigate refit

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Royal New Zealand Navy file photo of HMNZS Te Kaha

Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha has been handed over to Lockheed Martin Canada and Seaspan Victoria Shipyards for combat management system upgrade.

Following the ship’s arrival, the shipyard industrial refit phase of the ANZAC Frigate Systems Upgrade project will now commence.

As explained, this marks the first time that a foreign warship has been modernized in Canada since the Second World War.

“For the past four years, Lockheed Martin Canada’s Combat System Integration team has been preparing for this day by designing, integrating and testing the combat system as well as the ship platform design changes for HMNZ Ships Te Kaha and Te Mana next year. Installation of an advanced combat system will ensure New Zealand has a credible maritime combat capability,” Gary Fudge, Acting Vice President and General Manager of Lockheed Martin Canada Rotary Mission Systems (RMS), commented.

HMNZS Te Kaha arrived in Canada on March 6, where it proceeded to the Royal Canadian Navy’s Fleet Maintenance Facility (FMF) Cape Breton for de-storing of equipment and preservation of ship systems in preparation for the handover and start of the industrial refit.

Back in 2014, the contract for the upgrade of two Anzac-class frigates was signed between the New Zealand government and Lockheed Martin Canada. Under the terms of the contract, Lockheed Martin Canada is responsible for designing and supplying the upgraded combat system for each frigate, including a new combat management system along with the supply and integration of various sensors, a missile system and a combat systems trainer.

Lockheed Martin Canada is also responsible for the platform design and implementation and has subcontracted Seaspan Victoria Shipyards in Victoria, BC, to install the new systems on the ship platforms.

Under Lockheed Martin Canada supervision, Seaspan Shipyards will refit and install the new systems with an expected completion date of 2020 for the entire contract.

The second frigate, HMNZS Te Mana, is scheduled to arrive in 2019.


https://navaltoday.com/2018/04/27/lockheed-marks-start-of-new-zealand-navy-frigate-refit/

PS entrou ao serviço em 1997 tem 21 anos !!!!

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Enviado por: tenente em Maio 21, 2018, 04:10:59 pm
New Zealand helping Fiji Navy patrol its Exclusive Economic Zone waters

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HMNZS Taupo departing Auckland, New Zealand, May 21, 2018, for a three-month deployment to Fiji. Photo: Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy has deployed its inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Taupo to help Fiji patrol its vast Exclusive Economic Zone and train its navy sailors for the second consecutive year.

Taupo left Auckland on Monday to spend the next three months conducting maritime patrols in Fiji.

The patrols by HMNZS Taupo, in support of the Republic of Fiji Navy, will involve the usual compliance monitoring activities, which include two Fishery Officers from New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries assisting with boarding and inspection of vessels.

In 2017, the NZDF sent inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Hawea to Fiji to help patrol the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone, which encompass more than 1.1 million square kilometres.

Major General Tim Gall, the Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, said the combined maritime surveillance operations with Fiji would contribute to the multinational effort to ensure sustainable management of fishery resources in the South West Pacific.

“We also expect the patrols to deepen collaboration between New Zealand and Fiji government agencies and strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries,” Major General Gall said.

The combined maritime patrols with Fiji last year achieved strong results, the RNZN said. The operation resulted in about 550 vessels boarded and 110 alleged infringements detected. About 50 Fiji Navy sailors, 27 customs officers and 19 fishery officers also trained on Hawea.

Royal New Zealand Navy Captain Dave McEwan, the Maritime Component Commander, said learning was a two-way process and the New Zealand sailors learnt as much from their Fiji Navy partners.

“We hope to replicate the success of last year’s combined patrols and contribute to Fiji’s maritime security,” he said.

https://navaltoday.com/2018/05/21/new-zealand-helping-fiji-navy-patrol-its-exclusive-economic-zone-waters/

PS Num futuro próximo, diria três a quatro anos, quando o terceiro OPV estiver operacional, as forças Navais NZ passarão das actuais onze unidades para oito, os quatro patrulhas costeiros serão desactivados, com 12 ou 13 anos de serviço.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protector-class_inshore_patrol_vessel

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Agosto 14, 2018, 10:57:54 am
HHI lays keel for New Zealand Navy tanker ‘Aotearoa’

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Two pieces of Aotearoa’s keel are joined at the symbolic keel-laying ceremony in Ulsan, South Korea. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force

Hyundai Heavy Industries hosted a keel laying ceremony for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s future tanker HMZS Aotearoa at its shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on August 13.

Aotearoa’s keel laying consisted of more than 500 tonnes of carefully constructed keel blocks being positioned together in the dry dock, where she will continue to expand upwards and outwards until her launch date early next year.

Aotearoa represents the first of a new fleet of RNZN ships built specifically to address the global requirements of the New Zealand Defence Force and government agencies for deployment from Antarctica to the Arabian Gulf.

The keel laying ceremony took place some seven months after first steel was cut for the New Zealand Navy’s largest vessel ever.

This is an exciting time for our Navy,” said Chief of Navy Rear Admiral John Martin.

“It is filled with challenges and opportunities as we ready ourselves for Aotearoa, as well as our modernized frigates. It is these three ships on which our combat capability will be based.”

HMNZS Aotearoa is designed to provide logistical support to New Zealand and coalition maritime, land and air units.

Her primary purpose is to conduct fuel resupply but she will also be capable of supplying dry goods, water, spare parts or ammunition. Her missions will include humanitarian and disaster relief, support to United Nations security operations, support to a coalition naval task group and Antarctic resupply.

The 173.2-meter-long ship will have the ability to carry 12 20-foot shipping containers, high-capacity freshwater generation plants, self-defense systems, aviation and marine fuel cargo tanks, dual all-electric replenishment-at-sea rigs and will be able to carry a Seaspite or NH90 helicopter. Aotearoa will displace 26,000 tonnes and will be operated by a crew of 64.

The ship’s $493 million price tag includes the tanker’s enhanced “winterization” capabilities, such as ice-strengthening for operations in Antarctica, including resupplying McMurdo Station and Scott Base. Predecessor tanker HMNZS Endeavour was not Antarctic-capable.

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The tanker will feature Rolls Royce’s wave-piercing hull form

https://navaltoday.com/2018/08/14/hhi-lays-keel-for-new-zealand-navy-tanker-aotearoa/

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Enviado por: tenente em Agosto 22, 2018, 03:00:11 pm
New Zealand Navy getting Norwegian OSV for dive and hydrographic ops

The ship is expected to be in service with the RNZN by November 2019.

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Photo: New Zealand Defence Force

The New Zealand government has approved NZ$103 million for the purchase and refit of a second-hand multi-role offshore support vessel that will be used as a dive and hydrographic support vessel by the Royal New Zealand Navy.

Following purchase, the 85-meter Norwegian-built survey vessel MV Edda Fonn will be outfitted with the dive and hydrographic systems required by the defense force.

MV Edda Fonn will replace hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution and dive support ship HMNZS Manawanui. The two vessels were decommissioned from the RNZN in 2012 and 2018 respectively, following several decades of service.

“This vessel will ensure that the current capability gaps for diving and hydrography are filled as quickly as possible, with a proven, well tested platform,” says Minister of Defence Ron Mark.

The ship is scheduled to be delivered to Devonport Naval Base in May 2019. It will feature a 100t salvage crane, a remotely operated vehicle and a contemporary dynamic positioning system, which will allow Navy’s specialist divers to achieve greater levels of effectiveness and safety, in a greater range of conditions.

The New Zealand Navy was initially scheduled to receive a custom, new-build vessel but an NZ$148 million cost blowout in the country’s frigate upgrade project forced the government to consider a used vessel.

Defense officials identified the MV Edda Fonn, owned and operated by Norwegian company Østensjø Rederi, as the most suitable option from an initial list of over 150 candidate offshore and subsea support vessels.

“Defence officials have subjected the Edda Fonn to considerable scrutiny ahead of purchase,” says Ron Mark. “We have been assured by independent experts that it is in excellent condition, and will handle well in the operations the Defence Force will use it for,” says Ron Mark.

The vessel generally operates in the North Sea, and is under lease until the end of 2018, following which the modification process will begin.

Once delivered, final modifications will be undertaken in New Zealand. It is expected that New Zealand industry will be involved in this part of the project. The ship is expected to be in service with the Navy by November 2019.

The NZ$103 million project budget is for the purchase, modifications and introduction into service.


https://navaltoday.com/2018/08/22/new-zealand-navy-getting-norwegian-osv-for-dive-and-hydrographic-ops/

https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/edda/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: Ramos em Agosto 22, 2018, 05:12:27 pm
New Zealand Navy getting Norwegian OSV for dive and hydrographic ops

The ship is expected to be in service with the RNZN by November 2019.

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Photo: New Zealand Defence Force

The New Zealand government has approved NZ$103 million for the purchase and refit of a second-hand multi-role offshore support vessel that will be used as a dive and hydrographic support vessel by the Royal New Zealand Navy.

Following purchase, the 85-meter Norwegian-built survey vessel MV Edda Fonn will be outfitted with the dive and hydrographic systems required by the defense force.

MV Edda Fonn will replace hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution and dive support ship HMNZS Manawanui. The two vessels were decommissioned from the RNZN in 2012 and 2018 respectively, following several decades of service.

“This vessel will ensure that the current capability gaps for diving and hydrography are filled as quickly as possible, with a proven, well tested platform,” says Minister of Defence Ron Mark.

The ship is scheduled to be delivered to Devonport Naval Base in May 2019. It will feature a 100t salvage crane, a remotely operated vehicle and a contemporary dynamic positioning system, which will allow Navy’s specialist divers to achieve greater levels of effectiveness and safety, in a greater range of conditions.

The New Zealand Navy was initially scheduled to receive a custom, new-build vessel but an NZ$148 million cost blowout in the country’s frigate upgrade project forced the government to consider a used vessel.

Defense officials identified the MV Edda Fonn, owned and operated by Norwegian company Østensjø Rederi, as the most suitable option from an initial list of over 150 candidate offshore and subsea support vessels.

“Defence officials have subjected the Edda Fonn to considerable scrutiny ahead of purchase,” says Ron Mark. “We have been assured by independent experts that it is in excellent condition, and will handle well in the operations the Defence Force will use it for,” says Ron Mark.

The vessel generally operates in the North Sea, and is under lease until the end of 2018, following which the modification process will begin.

Once delivered, final modifications will be undertaken in New Zealand. It is expected that New Zealand industry will be involved in this part of the project. The ship is expected to be in service with the Navy by November 2019.

The NZ$103 million project budget is for the purchase, modifications and introduction into service.


https://navaltoday.com/2018/08/22/new-zealand-navy-getting-norwegian-osv-for-dive-and-hydrographic-ops/

https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/edda/

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Dava um certo jeito ter uma plataforma destas a operar por cá. E 59,5 M € para aquisição, reequipamento e entrada em operação não parece algo assim tão exagerado. Há por aí mais destes? E, mais importante, aceitam receber em 3 prestações de 20 milhões?  :)

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Agosto 22, 2018, 05:22:56 pm
Se, para colocar ao serviço, por 28 milhões, os quatro Classe Tejo, previstos, será provável que o 5º Navio adquirido, também seja colocado ao serviço em vez de ficar paradinho, para doar peças aos seus irmãos, é o filme que é, pois já lá vão três anos e quatro meses, e, apenas estão três unidades ao serviço, nem sei quanto tempo demoraria a colocar operacional, um navio como este que os Kiwis, vão adquirir !! ;)

https://dre.pt/application/file/67101490

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Agosto 28, 2018, 06:03:19 pm
New Dive and Hydrographic Support Vessel for Royal New Zealand Navy

Posted On Tuesday, 28 August 2018 11:15

On 22 August, New Zealand's Minister of Defence Ron Mark announced the purchase of the 85-metre Edda Fonn, a 15-year-old offshore support vessel from Norwegian firm Østensjø Rederi AS, as the replacement for decommissioned dive tender HMNZS Manawanui and hydrographic survey ship HMNZS Resolution.

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Image of what the future HMNZS Manawanui will look like.

The new ship will be renamed HMNZS Manawanui, the fourth RNZN ship to bear that name. The former Manawanui’s home port was Whitianga.

Gisborne was chosen as the home port for the new Manawanui because it was the home port of HMNZS Resolution and HMNZS Monowai. Resolution paid a final visit to Gisborne before she was decommissioned on 27 April, 2012.

The practice of home ports relates to the awarding of charters to individual ships and the name of the ship. HMNZS Resolution had a charter with Gisborne, which gave permission for the ship’s company to conduct formal parades in the district.

Ships such HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Wellington would automatically have Dunedin and Wellington respectively as their home ports.

Commander Matt Wray, a Hydrographic Survey officer and the last Commanding Officer of HMNZS Resolution, said a ship’s visit to its home port was an occasion the ship’s company looked forward to.

“Gisborne always made Resolution welcome and it is wonderful the Navy is reconnecting with the district after six years. I said to the Mayor, Meng Foon, when the Resolution had its last visit that the Navy won’t forget Gisborne,” Commander Wray said.

“It’s really pleasing for me to see our traditional link with Gisborne renewed with the hydrographic trade, and now the diving trade.”

The Edda Fonn was chosen as the most suitable option from a list of 150 vessels reviewed.

The Ministry of Defence procurement team has had an excellent relationship with the owner, Østensjø Rederi AS, which will undertake the first RNZN-required modifications before the ship sails for New Zealand in March 2019.

Once commissioned in New Zealand, HMNZS Manawanui will have final modifications and be in service by November 2019. The budget for the project is $103 million.

Mr Mark described the vessel as a great addition to the RNZN, filling capability gaps in diving, salvage and hydrography.

“It will be in service three years earlier than a purpose-built ship would have been."

http://www.thefifthcolumn.xyz/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=272

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Dezembro 21, 2018, 07:00:52 pm
Em 2019 o novo navio hidrográfico junta-se á frota seguido do novo AOR em 2020, e, do terceiro OPV em 2023.

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Fevereiro 13, 2019, 04:25:22 pm
New Zealand’s future hydrography ship begins conversion into naval platform

Jane's Navy International 11 February 2019

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MV Edda Fonn, pictured at Haugesund, Norway. Source: Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN's) future hydrographic and diving support vessel, MV Edda Fonn , has arrived in Frederickshavn, Denmark, for a fitting-out process that will be conducted according to naval requirements.

The 85 m vessel, which will be in service as HMNZS Manawanui once commissioned, departed its previous homeport of Haugesund, Norway, on 31 January, and arrived in Frederickshavn on 1 February, according to data from IHS Markit's Maritime Portal.

Edda Fonn was acquired by the New Zealand government in 2018 for NZD103 million (USD69 million) to fulfil existing gaps in the RNZN's diving support and hydrographic survey capabilities.

These operational gaps arose following the decommissioning of the hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution in 2012 and the retirement of the RNZN's namesake dive tender HMNZS Manawanui in 2018.

Edda Fonn has an overall length of 84.7 m, an overall beam of 18 m, and a hull draught of 6.3 m. It is equipped with a 100-tonne salvage crane that can be used to launch and recover remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).

http://www.thefifthcolumn.xyz/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=272

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Março 04, 2019, 11:04:58 am
New Zealand’s Second ANZAC-class Frigate Underway for Mid-Life Upgrade in Canada

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ANZAC-class Frigate Te Mana setting sail for her Mid-Life Upgrade in Canada. Royal New Zealand Navy picture.

HMNZS Te Mana will undergo extensive upgrades to its surveillance, combat and self-defence capabilities. This will allow the vessel to face future threats and address obsolescence of some of the frigate’s current systems.

HMNZS Te Mana is the second of two ANZAC-class frigates of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). The vessel and her crew are heading north to Hawaii before proceeding to Esquimalt, Canada to commence the upgrade.

As Prime Systems Integrator for the “Frigate Systems Upgrade” program, Lockheed Martin Canada is responsible for designing and supplying the upgraded combat system for the two ANZAC-class Frigate of the RNZN, including a new combat management system – based on Lockheed Martin Canada’s Combat Management System 330 – along with the supply and integration of various sensors, a missile system and a Combat Systems Trainer.

Lockheed Martin Canada is also responsible for the platform design and implementation and has subcontracted Seaspan Victoria Shipyards Co. Ltd in Victoria, BC, to install the new systems on the ship platforms.

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Artist impression of an ANZAC class frigate launching a Sea Ceptor missile. MBDA image.

MBDA is in charge of providing the Sea Ceptor, active Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (Maritime) – CAMM(M) which will replace the current RIM7P NATO Seasparrow missile system.
Thales is responsible for providing the Broadband Sonar Advanced Processing System (BSAPS) for the Spherion B hull-mounted sonar and the TUUM-6 multi-channel Digital Underwater Communication System (DUWCS).

Airborne Systems Limited is providing anti-ship missile defence soft kill subsystems, along with training and support, spares, support and test equipment.
Ultra Electronics Limited is providing the torpedo defence system, along with training and support spares, support and test equipment, and full documentation.
Northrop Grumman will supply new Inertial Navigation Systems and OSI Maritime Systems will provide a navigation radar system based on two Furuno 3000 series X band radars for each ship.
First ship of the class, HMNZS Te Kaha, arrived in Canada on March 6 2018 for its mid-life upgrade. The entire contract (upgrade of both ships) is expected to be completed in 2020.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/02/new-zealands-second-anzac-class-frigate-underway-for-mid-life-upgrade-in-canada/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Março 14, 2019, 06:13:40 pm
Second New Zealand Navy frigate arrives in Canada for combat system upgrades

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Royal Canadian Navy photo of HMNZS Te Mana arriving at CFB Esquimalt.

Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Mana has arrived in Canada to start her combat management system upgrades.
The ship pulled into Canadian forces base Esquimalt on March 12 and will be modernized at Seaspan’s shipyard in Victoria, British Columbia.

Te Mana is starting the upgrade after completing a five-month engagement in the Asia-Pacific region.
The first of two NZ Navy Anzac-class frigate, HMNZS Te Kaha, started the 10-month refit in March 2018.

The contract for the upgrade of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s two Anzac-class frigates was signed between the New Zealand government and Lockheed Martin Canada on April 29, 2014.

Under the terms of the contract, Lockheed Martin Canada is responsible for the design, installation and integration of the CMS and a combat system trainer for the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, as well as the procurement of new sensor and weapon systems for HMNZ ships Te Mana and Te Kaha.

Lockheed Martin Canada’s CMS 330 combat management system was initially developed for Canada’s Department of National Defence and then modified for the Royal New Zealand Navy with Canada’s support.

In addition CMS upgrades, the frigates will also be receiving MBDA’s Sea Ceptor vertical launched, active Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (Maritime) – CAMM(M) which will replace the current RIM7P NATO Seasparrow missile system.

https://navaltoday.com/2019/03/14/second-new-zealand-navy-frigate-arrives-in-canada-for-combat-system-upgrades/

Enquanto que a Nova Zelândia, procede aos upgrades em 2018/2019 ás duas Fragatas que são de  1996 e 1999 ou seja Navios com 22 e 20 anos, em Portugal, em 2019, ainda se discute se vale a pena efectuar upgrades às VdG que tem a bonita idade de 28 anos, é parecido não é ??

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Março 15, 2019, 11:24:36 am
New Zealand’s future hydrography ship begins sea trials
Jane's Navy International 14 March 2019

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The future HMNZS Manawanui, seen here in Royal New Zealand Navy livery and hull number. Source: Royal New Zealand Navy

Key Points
•   A hydrographic and diving support vessel meant for the Royal New Zealand Navy has begun trials to validate its naval equipment
•   The service is on track to operate the ship by November

The Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN's) future hydrographic and diving support vessel, which will be known as HMNZS Manawanui once commissioned, has received its service livery and begun a series of sea trials off the coast of Denmark.

The trials are being used to confirm that naval equipment on board the ship are performing as expected, the RNZN said via its official social media account on 15 March. Images of the vessel accompanying the post indicate the hull number as A 09, although the ship's original name, Edda Fonn , is being retained until closer to its commissioning ceremony.

The 85 m vessel arrived in Frederikshavn, Denmark, from Norway in February, according to data from IHS Markit's Maritime Portal. It was previously in service as a commercial offshore support vessel and had arrived in Denmark to be fitted out according to RNZN requirements.

Edda Fonn was acquired by the New Zealand government in 2018 for NZD103 million (USD70 million). It was procured to fulfil operational gaps in the RNZN's diving support and maritime survey capabilities following the retirements of its hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution in 2012 and dive tender HMNZS Manawanui in 2018.

Edda Fonn is 84.7 m long, has an overall beam of 18 m, a hull draught of 6.3 m, and is equipped with a 100-tonne salvage crane. Powered by four diesel-electric engines driving two azimuth propulsion systems, the 5,700-tonne vessel can reach a top speed of 13 kt.
The vessel can accommodate a core crew of 39, with 27 more bunks for mission-specific personnel.

https://www.janes.com/article/87236/new-zealand-s-future-hydrography-ship-begins-sea-trials

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Enviado por: perdadetempo em Março 16, 2019, 03:07:19 pm
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New Zealand’s future hydrography ship begins sea trials
Jane's Navy International 14 March 2019...

A descrição do brinquedo quando ainda era um navio civil e pertencia à MMT
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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Março 29, 2019, 05:22:20 pm
New Zealand Navy’s new diving support vessel starts journey from Norway

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Photo: Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s new diving and hydrographic support vessel has started her journey from Norway to Auckland, New Zealand.
Formerly known as offshore support vessel MV Edda Fonn, the vessel was sold by Norway’s Østensjø Rederi to the New Zealand Navy in August 2018.

The vessel was modified for navy needs and was repainted from a bright yellow to navy grey. Edda Fonn completed sea trials earlier this month before sailing to her new home.

Once in New Zealand, the vessel will be commissioned as HMNZS Manawanui and will undergo final modifications before entering service by November 2019.

The New Zealand Navy was initially scheduled to receive a custom, new-build vessel but an NZ$148 million cost blowout in the country’s frigate upgrade project forced the government to consider a used vessel.

Defense officials identified Edda Fonn as the most suitable option from an initial list of over 150 candidate offshore and subsea support vessels.
The vessel will be homeported in Gosborne and will replace the decommissioned dive tender HMNZS Manawanui and hydrographic survey ship HMNZS Resolution.

https://navaltoday.com/2019/03/29/new-zealand-navys-new-diving-support-vessel-starts-journey-from-norway/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Abril 11, 2019, 10:34:26 pm
New Zealand Navy’s biggest vessel ready for launch in South Korea

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Photo: Royal New Zealand Navy
The future HMNZS Aotearoa, the biggest ever vessel to be built for the Royal New Zealand Navy, is taking shape and is ready for launch in South Korea.

Aetorea is being constructed at Hyundai Heavy Shipbuilding’s Ulsan shipyard and is scheduled to be launched within the next two weeks, according to the New Zealand Navy.

The launch will take place some nine months after the tanker’s keel was laid in August 2018.
Aotearoa represents the first of a new fleet of RNZN ships built specifically to address the global requirements of the New Zealand Defence Force and government agencies for deployment from Antarctica to the Arabian Gulf.

HMNZS Aotearoa is designed to provide logistical support to New Zealand and coalition maritime, land and air units.
Her primary purpose is to conduct fuel resupply but she will also be capable of supplying dry goods, water, spare parts or ammunition. Her missions will include humanitarian and disaster relief, support to United Nations security operations, support to a coalition naval task group and Antarctic resupply.

Featuring a wave-piercing hull form, the 173.2-meter-long ship will have the ability to carry twelve 20-foot shipping containers, high-capacity freshwater generation plants, self-defense systems, aviation and marine fuel cargo tanks, dual all-electric replenishment-at-sea rigs and will be able to carry a Seaspite or NH90 helicopter.

Aotearoa will displace 26,000 tonnes and will be operated by a crew of 64.

The ship’s $493 million price tag includes the tanker’s enhanced “winterization” capabilities, such as ice-strengthening for operations in Antarctica, including resupplying McMurdo Station and Scott Base. Predecessor tanker HMNZS Endeavour was not Antarctic-capable.

https://navaltoday.com/2019/04/11/new-zealand-navys-biggest-vessel-ready-for-launch-in-south-korea/

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PS : tal qual o que via acontecendo por Portugal !!
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Abril 25, 2019, 09:46:03 pm
South Korea’s HHI launches RNZN’s future fleet support vessel
Gabriel Dominguez, London - Jane's Defence Weekly
25 April 2019

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South Korean shipbuilder HHI launched the RNZN’s future fleet replenishment vessel, Aotearoa, on 24 April at the company’s dockyard in Ulsan. Source: HHI

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) launched the Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN's) future fleet tanker/replenishment vessel at the company's dockyard in the southeastern coastal city of Ulsan on 24 April.

The 173 m-long auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ship, which will be known as HMNZS Aotearoa once commissioned, was floated in the drydock at Ulsan in a ceremony attended by RNZN chief Rear Admiral David Proctor, among others.

Ordered for NZD493 million (USD323 million) in 2016 under New Zealand's Maritime Sustainment Capability (MSC) programme, the vessel was laid down in August 2018 and is expected to be delivered and commissioned in 2020 when it will replace fleet replenishment tanker Endeavour , which was decommissioned in December 2017.

The ship's home port will be New Plymouth in the country's western region of Taranaki.
Aotearoa , which will have twice the displacement of Endeavour and carry 30% more fuel, will be the largest vessel to be operated by the RNZN. It was designed to have a full-load displacement of 26,000 tonnes, an overall beam of 24.5 m, and a draught of 8.5 m.

The vessel will be able to carry 8,000 tonnes of diesel fuel, 1,550 tonnes of aviation fuel, and 250 tonnes of fresh water for resupply operations. It will also be capable of carrying 12 standard 20 ft containers - four of which can contain dangerous goods - and of producing 100 tonnes of fresh water each day, according to the RNZN.

Aotearoa will be capable of embarking one SH-2G(NZ) Seasprite or NH90 medium utility helicopter, and will be equipped with self-defence systems, integrated communications and bridge systems, an integrated platform management system, and two NATO-compliant replenishment-at-sea (RAS) masts.

https://www.janes.com/article/88086/south-korea-s-hhi-launches-rnzn-s-future-fleet-support-vessel

Enquanto Nações como a Nova Zelândia levam os assuntos da defesa muito a sério, por exemplo esta Nação possui uma frota com apenas onze navios mas, com uma média de idades de fazer inveja a muitas Nações, Portugal incluído, nós, por cá, continuamos a brincar com a defesa Nacional !!!

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Maio 16, 2019, 01:19:35 pm
IMDEX Asia 2019: Vard Marine identifies design for possible Protector replacement

16th May 2019 - 08:10 GMT | by Richard Thomas in Singapore

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Vard Marine is looking at putting options forward for any potential replacement of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) two Protector-class OPVs, which, although in service for less than ten years, are being tested by the environmental conditions encountered in the southern seas.

It is thought that a larger vessel than the 85m Protector class (pictured) would be required and better suited to the high seas and ice encountered in the Antarctic areas of operations.

The company has identified the Vard 7-110 platform, itself the basis of the US Coast Guard’s future Offshore Patrol Cutter, as potentially the design that would be put forward for any New Zealand programme.

[The Protector’s] are at their limit down [in the Antarctic],’ Dave McMillan, president of Vard Marine, told Shephard, adding that the vessels had were being ‘driven really hard’ in such testing conditions.

‘We have been looking at New Zealand in particular and have come up with a [design], we think it would be the [Vard] 7-110. We would like to think we can be involved with that programme,’ said McMillan.

He said that the RNZN was ‘still finalising requirements’ for a possible Protector replacement, but that there could be an increased emphasis on scientific equipment in the future design.

McMillan said that a decision on any replacement would have to be made in the next year or so, as new vessels would be needed in the 2022 timeframe.

The Protector class is smaller than the 109m-long 7-110 design. When in service with the USCG, the 7-110 based will have a speed of 24kt, range of 10,000nm and endurance of 60 days.

The future USCG OPC’s are being built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group in the US, with an expected delivery of the first cutter in 2021.
A New Zealand variant would see around 300t of fuel sacrificed to allow weight gain for the ice-strengthening of the hull.

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/imps-news/imdex-asia-2019-vard-marine-identifies-design-poss/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Maio 21, 2019, 01:47:41 pm
Defence White Paper

The Defence White Paper was released by the New Zealand Government in June 2016.[1] Policy intentions regarding the replacement of existing ships are contained in the Defence White Paper and the 2016 Defence Capability Plan.[2] Plans out to 2030 include:

Short term - (Next 0-4 years):

Naval Combat Force: Anzac Self-Defence Upgrade: This project seeks to upgrade the Anzac frigates' self-defence systems to protect the Naval Combat Force against increasingly sophisticated anti-ship systems and to address equipment obsolescence. Lockheed Martin Canada (LMC) was awarded a contract on 29 April 2014 for the design and supply of the Combat Management System for each ANZAC Class Frigate along with the supply and integration of various sensors, missile system and a Combat System Trainer for the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland.[3] The RNZN plans to replace its RIM7P NATO Seasparrow missiles with the Sea Ceptor, active Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (Maritime) - CAMM(M).[4]

ANZAC Frigate Communications Upgrade

Close in Weapons System Upgrade

Naval Patrol Force: The acquisition of an ice strengthened Ocean Patrol Vessel in support of operations in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic. A detailed business case is expected in 2018.
Replacement of HMNZS Endeavour with an ice strengthened Tanker to support New Zealand's contribution to research in Antarctic. On 18 July 2016 the Minister of Defence announced that Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea had been awarded a contract for NZ$493,000,000 for the purchase of a new 23,000t tanker. The new tanker will be ice strengthened with winterisation features. The ship will be named HMNZS Aotearoa, and is due for delivery in 2020.[5][6]

Replacement of HMNZS Manawanui and HMNZS Resolution with a single Littoral Operations Support Vessel. It is expected that the vessel will also increase the range of operations the Defence Force can undertake independently in the South Pacific, and add depth to its maritime surveillance and sea transport capabilities. The vessel would also provide an additional deployment option for international coalition operations.[7] In May 2017 the Ministry of Defence advised Tenderers of a likely downgrade in the project. [8] On 13 December 2017 the Minister of Defence Ron Mark announced that due to cost blowouts with the ANZAC Self-Defence Upgrade a contemporary, off-the-shelf commercial dive and hydrographic vessel will be procured, rather than a more advanced, specifically designed military vessel. [9] On 27 March 2018 the Ministry of Defence publicly notified that the Littoral Warship Ship program had been closed. [10] The February 2018 edition of Navy Today noted that a decision on a replacement for Manawauni was likely in the short term, with the replacement commissioned by the end of 2018. [11][12]

Upgrades to Devonport Naval Base: Improvements to the ship loading area between 2017 and 2019.

Medium to Long Term

Begin initial planning for the replacement of the Anzac frigates with new combatant vessels. A detailed business case is expected by 2023.
The offshore patrol vessels HMNZS Wellington and HMNZS Otago, to be modernised through a midlife upgrade. Estimated business case expected in 2023.
The logistics support ship HMNZS Canterbury to be equipped with new landing craft and modernised through a midlife upgrade. Estimated business case expected in 2021.
Upgrades to Devonport Naval Base: The proposal includes improvements to the dockyard workshops between 2021 and 2024, extending Calliope Wharf between 2022 and 2025 and waterside operations and offices between 2023 and 2025. Upgrade of Naval Base Accommodation and offices spaces are also planned.

Torpedo Replacement

Other proposals

Phasing out of the inshore patrol craft. The December 2017 Navy Today at Page 16 announced that the navy was bringing all 4 IPV into service[13]. Two of the IPV had been kept at extended notice / in reserve for a number of years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Navy_plans

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: mafets em Maio 21, 2019, 02:15:23 pm
Entretanto a última aquisição chegou.  :-P

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Future HMNZS Manawanui arrives in New Zealand after 46-day voyage from Norway

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Junho 07, 2019, 10:23:41 pm
RNZN commissions new hydrographic vessel

Gabriel Dominguez, London - Jane's Defence Weekly 07  June 2019

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The RNZN’s new hydrography ship, HMNZS Manawanui, is seen on 7 June at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. Source: RNZN

The Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN's) new hydrographic and diving support vessel has entered service, according to a statement issued by the government of New Zealand.

HMNZS Manawanui was commissioned on 7 June in a ceremony held at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, and presided over by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

The 84.7 m-long vessel, which is set to be home-ported at Gisborne on the country's North Island, had arrived in New Zealand a few weeks earlier following a 46 day-long journey from Denmark.

It sailed into Wellington Harbour on 12 May after leaving the Danish port of Frederikshavn on its delivery voyage to New Zealand via the Panama Canal: a distance of 11,570 n miles (21,427 km). Manawanui had been sent to Denmark from Norway in February to be fitted out and conduct subsequent sea trials according to RNZN requirements.

The ship, which had previously been in service as a commercial offshore support vessel known as Edda Fonn, was procured by New Zealand in August 2018 for NZD103 million (USD67.3 million) to fulfil operational gaps in the RNZN's diving support and maritime survey capabilities following the retirement of the service᾿s hydrographic ship, HMNZS Resolution, in 2012 and of the dive tender HMNZS Manawanui in 2018.

The new vessel, which bears pennant number A 09, has an overall beam of 18 m, a hull draught of 6.3 m, and is equipped with a 100-tonne salvage crane. Powered by four diesel-electric engines driving two azimuth propulsion systems, the 5,700-tonne vessel can reach a top speed of 13 kt.

The ship, which is also fitted with a diving chamber and a helicopter flight deck, can accommodate a core crew of 39, with 27 more bunks for mission-specific personnel.

https://www.janes.com/article/89118/rnzn-commissions-new-hydrographic-vessel

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: NVF em Junho 07, 2019, 10:40:07 pm
Sei de um país pequenino, plantado à beira de um mar imenso, a quem um par de navios destes vinham mesmo a calhar. Podiam servir como rebocadores oceânicos, para combate à poluição e até para apoio logístico. Já tinhas ouvido falar de tal país, camarada tenente?
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: dc em Junho 07, 2019, 10:47:01 pm
E podiam ainda servir de base para lançamento e operação de UAVs de descolagem vertical (como o Camcopter S100) e USVs para guerra de minas e afins.

Alguma ideia de como se comparam os custos de operação com os navios hidrográficos nacionais e/ou o Schultz Xavier?
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Junho 12, 2019, 11:53:18 am
RNZN to re-set for future challenges in 2020s

Tim Fish, Auckland - Jane's Navy International 11 June 2019

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is set to enhance its capabilities over the next decade to meet a growing number of commitments and increase engagement in the Pacific and Southern Oceans.

A new Defence Capability Plan (DCP) launched by defence minister Ron Mark on 11 June has identified a need for improved sealift capability and maritime patrol among other requirements that will re-set the service to face the future challenges of climate change and Chinese influence outlined in New Zealand’s Strategic Policy Statement released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 2018.

Under the DCP the RNZN will procure a new amphibious platform that “will be able to carry more people, stores, and equipment” than the existing sealift ship HMNZS Canterbury .

https://www.janes.com/article/89176/rnzn-to-re-set-for-future-challenges-in-2020s

PS : mais uma oportunidade que vamos perder, este Canterbury é o MRV que Portugal pode adquirir e porventura o preço será inferior aos 100 milhões:

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Os ex-300 milhões para a compra do NPL,menos os 130 milhões do MLU das VdG, dariam para comprar este NPL + um Wave Ruler e ainda ficavamos com dinheiro para comprar uns blindados para os Fuzos  !!!!

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Julho 09, 2019, 05:55:38 pm
Favor ler págs 16 a 18, a aquisição de um segundo NPL/LPD ???  para a RNZN possivelmente será um Damen de 9600 tons !!!
O HMNZS Canterbury será substituído em meados da década de 30 por outro NPL/LPD, mantendo assim a Marinha Neo-Zelandesa dois navios daquele tipo !!!
Planeada já a substituição dos dois/três OPV's, bem como a frota de oito seasprite, os Kiwis, pelos vistos não brincam com a Defesa Nacional !!

http://defencetechnologyreview.realviewdigital.com/#folio=16

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Julho 12, 2019, 06:53:28 pm
Could New Zealand join the Type 26 Frigate programme?

By George Allison - July 12, 201932

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BAE Systems is promoting the Type 26 frigate in a potential deal with New Zealand.

No decision is likely to be made for a number of years for a ship not likely to hit the water towards the end of next decade, however.

Steve Timms, BAE managing director for naval ships was reported as saying:

“New Zealand is clearly interested”, adding that a deal could involve “two or three” vessels.

New Zealand would join the UK, Australia and Canada in ordering the design.

In addition, the Financial Times reported recently that Boris Johnson, former UK foreign secretary and a favourite to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister, told members of the Conservative party in Perth last week that he thought New Zealand would “come in” to the Type 26 programme.

The Type 26 frigate represents the future backbone of the Royal Navy and a massive leap forward in terms of flexibility of surface vessels enjoyed by the service.

The class will replace 8 of the 13 Type 23 frigates of the Royal Navy and export orders are being sought after by BAE.

The programme has been underway since 1998, initially under the name ‘Future Surface Combatant’. The programme was brought forward in the 2008 budget at the expense of Type 45 destroyers 7 and 8.

http://www.thefifthcolumn.xyz/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=272

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Julho 15, 2019, 10:33:43 pm
BAE Systems looks to position Hunter-class frigate for New Zealand

Jon Grevatt - Jane's Defence Industry

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BAE Systems Australia has indicated a potential move to position its Hunter-class frigate, which has already been selected by Australia, to meet a future requirement within the RNZN. Source: Royal Australian Navy

BAE Systems Australia has confirmed a potential move to position the company's Hunter-class frigate design for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).

A spokesperson for BAE Systems Australia told Jane's on 12 July that given its commitment to deliver the Hunter-class platform to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under its Sea 5000 project, it would be "logical" for the Australian government to also pursue international sales of the vessel.

When asked by Jane's to confirm that the company will look to export the Hunter-class frigate to New Zealand, the spokesperson said, "It is critical to understand that the programme to design and build nine world-leading Hunter-class frigates [for the RAN] will also see BAE Systems transfer technology and skills to Australia to enable the development of an enduring world-class naval shipbuilding industry for the nation.

"It would be a logical conclusion for the Australian government and its close allies to consider the potential export opportunities."

The spokesperson's comments followed a news report by the Financial Times newspaper on 11 July, which quoted Steve Timms, BAE managing director for naval ships, as saying "New Zealand is clearly interested" in the company's 6,900-tonne Type 26 frigate, on which the Hunter-class design in based.

According to the report, Timms said a deal with New Zealand could involve "two or three" vessels but declined to elaborate.

BAE Systems Australia signed a AUD35 billion (USD25 billion) contract in June 2018 with the Australian government to locally build nine Hunter-class frigates to replace the RAN's Anzac-class frigates, which have been in service since 1996 and were built by Australian shipbuilder Tenix Defence. Tenix Defence was acquired by BAE Systems in 2008.

http://www.thefifthcolumn.xyz/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=272&page=2

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Julho 17, 2019, 10:29:36 am
Olha...nessa altura compramos as 2 ANZAC kiwis  :anjo:
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Outubro 17, 2019, 11:28:47 am
New Zealand Navy retires two inshore patrol vessels

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Royal New Zealand Navy has retired two of its four inshore patrol vessels in line with the recently-released Defence Capability Plan.
HMNZS Pukaki and HMNZS Rotoiti were decommissioned on October 17 at a formal ceremony at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland.
The vessels were retired just 10 years after they were inducted into service.

Chief of Navy Rear Admiral David Proctor said operational experience with the IPVs had shown that specific tasks required of the naval patrol force were better conducted by the RNZN’s larger offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).

“At the time of their entry into service, the IPVs provided operational capability around our coastline. But now we have a far greater need to project a presence further afield and that’s something these ships simply weren’t built to do,” Rear Admiral Proctor said.

Constructed in Whangarei and commissioned in 2009, the four IPVs, HMNZ ships Hawea, Taupo, Rotoiti and Pukaki, have been deployed on fishery monitoring, search and rescue, border security and maritime surveillance around New Zealand’s coastline and, occasionally, further afield.

Regulatory changes in 2012 resulted in operating restrictions around speed and sea states being imposed on them, although the RNZN sometimes granted a waiver.
Subsequently the RNZN assessed them as no longer being suited to the heavy seas typically encountered off New Zealand and further afield.

“The navy identified that a better capability outcome would be achieved using the current OPVs, HMNZS Otago and Wellington, supplemented with a planned Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel in the mid-2020s,” Rear Admiral Proctor said.

The two remaining IPVs would continue to play a role in providing local fishery monitoring and border protection patrols, as well as providing important Officer of the Watch training and command opportunities for junior officers, he said.
The navy is expected to make a final decision on the best method of disposal next year.

https://navaltoday.com/2019/10/17/new-zealand-navy-retires-two-inshore-patrol-vessels/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Outubro 18, 2019, 10:41:44 am
New Zealand’s first upgraded frigate shows off new mast

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The Royal New Zealand Navy has shared first photos of the upgraded Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha.
The most notable change following the upgrade was the ship’s new fore & aft masts which house a suite of electronic warfare equipment necessary for the Lockheed Martin Canada-developed CMS 330 combat management system.

Lockheed Martin Canada’s CMS 330 combat management system was initially developed for Canada’s Department of National Defence and then modified for the Royal New Zealand Navy with Canada’s support.

HMNZS Te Kaha was the first of two NZ Navy frigates to undergo the extensive modernization, arriving at Seaspan’s shipyard in Victoria, British Columbia, in March 2018.
Under a contract signed between the New Zealand government and Lockheed Martin Canada in 2014, HMNZS Te Kaha was fitted with updated equipment and systems including the combat management system, radar and underwater sonar.

Te Kaha’s sister ship, HMNZS Te Mana, arrived in Canada for the same treatment in March 2019.
In addition CMS upgrades, the frigates are also receiving MBDA’s Sea Ceptor vertical launched, active Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (Maritime) – CAMM(M) which will replace the current RIM7P NATO Seasparrow missile system.

https://navaltoday.com/2019/10/18/new-zealands-first-upgraded-frigate-shows-off-new-mast/

PS O mastro da fragata Kiwi, não é como o da BD, OCO !!!!

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Outubro 28, 2019, 05:58:10 pm
Royal New Zealand Navy tanker named in South Korea

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The Royal New Zealand Navy has held an official naming ceremony for its new tanker at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.

HMZS Aotearea, which will be the largest ship in the navy fleet once it is delivered, was named after being launched in April this year.
Following her sea trials, Aotearoa will sail to New Zealand in the second quarter of next year and will be formally commissioned at the Devonport Naval Base.

“Our excellent relationship with Hyundai Heavy Industries goes back more than 30 years and with Aotearoa the RNZN will take possession soon of a maritime sustainment vessel that will be one of the most technologically advanced available,” Rear Admiral David Proctor said at the naming ceremony.

HMNZS Aotearoa is designed to provide logistical support to New Zealand and coalition maritime, land and air units.
Her primary purpose is to conduct fuel resupply but she will also be capable of supplying dry goods, water, spare parts or ammunition. Her missions will include humanitarian and disaster relief, support to United Nations security operations, support to a coalition naval task group and Antarctic resupply.

Featuring a wave-piercing hull form, the 173.2-meter-long ship will have the ability to carry twelve 20-foot shipping containers, high-capacity freshwater generation plants, self-defense systems, aviation and marine fuel cargo tanks, dual all-electric replenishment-at-sea rigs and will be able to carry a Seaspite or NH90 helicopter.

Aotearoa will displace 26,000 tonnes and will be operated by a crew of 64.

The ship’s $493 million price tag includes the tanker’s enhanced “winterization” capabilities, such as ice-strengthening for operations in Antarctica, including resupplying McMurdo Station and Scott Base. Predecessor tanker HMNZS Endeavour was not Antarctic-capable.

https://navaltoday.com/2019/10/28/royal-new-zealand-navy-tanker-named-in-south-korea/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Novembro 08, 2019, 07:23:01 am
New Zealand's Largest Navy Ship Christened in South Korea
 (Source: New Zealand Defence Force; issued October 26, 2019)

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 Four of the more important words any Chief of Navy looks forward to hearing during their tenure are “I name this ship …” because it means a new addition to a navy fleet.

 Yesterday in Ulsan, South Korea, Rear Admiral David Proctor was delighted to hear Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy name the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) newest ship, Aotearoa at a ceremony at the Hyundai Shipyard.

 Just five months after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named the RNZN’s replacement diving support and hydrographic vessel HMNZS Manawanui, Dame Patsy was able to do likewise for the RNZN’s new sustainment vessel.

 After the ceremony, Dame Patsy said how proud she was to be given the honour of sponsoring Aotearoa and officially naming her.
“Aotearoa will carry the name of our country to all corners of the world, and I’m sure the ship and her crew will bring credit to all New Zealanders,” she said.

 Aotearoa’s predecessor, HMNZS Endeavour, was built and launched at the Hyundai Shipyard in 1987, Rear Admiral Proctor said.

“Our excellent relationship with Hyundai Heavy Industries goes back more than 30 years and with Aotearoa the RNZN will take possession soon of a maritime sustainment vessel that will be one of the most technologically advanced available,” he said.

 At 173m long, Aotearoa will be the largest ship the RNZN has ever had in the fleet. It boasts state-of-the-art design and capability features, including ice-strengthening and “winterisation” for operations in Antarctica.

 She will operate as a fleet tanker and a supply ship and has the ability to produce 100 tonnes of fresh water each day – critical when providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
 Following her sea trials, Aotearoa will sail to New Zealand in the second quarter of next year and will be formally commissioned at the Devonport Naval Base.

http://www.thefifthcolumn.xyz/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=272&page=2

PS : A modernização da RNZN é um exemplo para muitas marinhas por esse Mundo fora. ::)

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Novembro 08, 2019, 08:44:13 am
Navios construidos na Coreia do Sul não prestam  :G-clever: :G-deal:
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Novembro 08, 2019, 02:57:12 pm
Navios construidos na Coreia do Sul não prestam  :G-clever: :G-deal:

Pois é não me tinha lembrado disso, vou mas é retirar o post, deviam era ter vergonha, mandar construir navios na Coreia do Sul, esta agora !!!! :mrgreen:

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: Major Alvega em Novembro 08, 2019, 07:09:46 pm
 Um belo navio.
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Dezembro 31, 2019, 01:43:41 pm
https://www.facebook.com/NZNavy/videos/567055447462434/?app=fbl
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Janeiro 12, 2020, 08:29:17 am
E lá continuam os Kiwis a investir nas suas FFAA !!

https://www.defence.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/03acb8c6aa/Defence-Capability-Plan-2019.pdf

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Fevereiro 10, 2020, 06:36:59 am
NZ confirms redelivery schedule for updated ANZAC frigates

The first Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) ANZAC frigate to be modernised in Canada under the Frigate System Upgrade (FSU) programme is now planned to complete its upgrade at the end of 2020, the New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) has told Jane’s .

HMNZS Te Kaha is currently completing setting-to-work and commissioning activities at Seaspan Shipyards’ facility in Victoria, British Columbia. Sister ship HMNZS Te Mana is also at the Seaspan yard, having arrived in Victoria in March last year to begin its FSU refit.

Lockheed Martin Canada is taking the role of prime contractor and combat system integrator for the FSU programme, which is designed to restore the ANZAC frigates’ ability to fulfil credible combat roles and provide high-quality surveillance products.

https://www.janes.com/article/94086/nz-confirms-redelivery-schedule-for-updated-anzac-frigates

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Fevereiro 10, 2020, 06:44:01 am
Tried and tested. It’s the home straight for AOTEAROA as she commences contractor sea trials this month off the coast of South Korea. Final works and confirmation trials will follow, and then she’ll be delivered to New Zealand in the middle of the year.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/1m3Qhj.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pm1m3Qhjj)

https://www.facebook.com/NZNavy/photos/a.390631373008/10159374326833009/?type=3&theater

Aprendam srs políticos e altas chefias Militares, assim é que se planeia e se adquirem os meios em prol de umas FFAA devidamente equipadas !!

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Fevereiro 10, 2020, 10:05:51 am
Isso só se aplica em países que não sejam governados por portugueses
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Fevereiro 10, 2020, 10:24:10 am
Isso só se aplica em países que não sejam governados por portugueses

Claro, Nós só somos o quinto país mais corrupto da da Europa Ocidental e de Leste e do Médio Oriente, Índia e África  !!!

https://www.dn.pt/portugal/portugal-e-o-mais-corrupto-entre-paises-4627022.html

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: Lusitan em Fevereiro 10, 2020, 01:19:51 pm
Isso só se aplica em países que não sejam governados por portugueses

Claro, Nós só somos o quinto país mais corrupto da da Europa Ocidental e de Leste e do Médio Oriente, Índia e África  !!!

https://www.dn.pt/portugal/portugal-e-o-mais-corrupto-entre-paises-4627022.html

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Cuidado com artigos sensacionalistas!
Acreditam mesmo que Portugal é mais corrupto que Marrocos, Egipto, Turquia, India, Rússia, Ucrânia, etc.? A percepção de corrupção e até mesmo o que é visto como corrupção varia muito de cultura para cultura. Claro que não somos nenhuma Alemanha ou Suécia, mas 5º país mais corrupto dentro do grupo de países escolhidos só acredita quem quer.
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Fevereiro 10, 2020, 06:23:22 pm
Isso só se aplica em países que não sejam governados por portugueses

Claro, Nós só somos o quinto país mais corrupto da da Europa Ocidental e de Leste e do Médio Oriente, Índia e África  !!!

https://www.dn.pt/portugal/portugal-e-o-mais-corrupto-entre-paises-4627022.html

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Cuidado com artigos sensacionalistas!
Acreditam mesmo que Portugal é mais corrupto que Marrocos, Egipto, Turquia, India, Rússia, Ucrânia, etc.? A percepção de corrupção e até mesmo o que é visto como corrupção varia muito de cultura para cultura. Claro que não somos nenhuma Alemanha ou Suécia, mas 5º país mais corrupto dentro do grupo de países escolhidos só acredita quem quer.

Acredito, o volume/valor medido em euros, da corrupção per/capita é enorme !!!!!

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: Cabeça de Martelo em Fevereiro 18, 2020, 12:50:19 pm
Ó Tenente eu até concordo contigo numas coisas, noutras nem por isso. Neste caso vou pela 2ª opção, até porque os critérios deste relatório já foram descredibilizados num outro artigo.
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Março 04, 2020, 11:32:47 am


https://twitter.com/i/status/1230608392806223872

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Março 04, 2020, 11:38:26 am
Ó Tenente eu até concordo contigo numas coisas, noutras nem por isso. Neste caso vou pela 2ª opção, até porque os critérios deste relatório já foram descredibilizados num outro artigo.

Cabeça de Martelo mas tú achas mesmo que não estamos na linha da frente e bem á frente no que toca a corrupção ???

Se pensas assim não vejas as noticias nas TV's pois não há uma única edição que não se fale de casos de corrupção, olha basta falar nas FFAA, e podemos elencar aqui os inúmeros casos de corrupção nas aquisições de equipamentos/armamentos, e se as FFAA representam em termos de PIB uma caca, nem 1%, basta extrapolar para a sociedade civil para termos uma pequenina ideia do volume de corrupção que graça por este País.

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: Cabeça de Martelo em Março 04, 2020, 12:58:52 pm
Ó Tenente eu até concordo contigo numas coisas, noutras nem por isso. Neste caso vou pela 2ª opção, até porque os critérios deste relatório já foram descredibilizados num outro artigo.

Cabeça de Martelo mas tú achas mesmo que não estamos na linha da frente e bem á frente no que toca a corrupção ???

Se pensas assim não vejas as noticias nas TV's pois não há uma única edição que não se fale de casos de corrupção, olha basta falar nas FFAA, e podemos elencar aqui os inúmeros casos de corrupção nas aquisições de equipamentos/armamentos, e se as FFAA representam em termos de PIB uma caca, nem 1%, basta extrapolar para a sociedade civil para termos uma pequenina ideia do volume de corrupção que graça por este País.

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Não penses que eu tapo o sol com a peneira, muito pelo contrário, acredito que muito pode ser feito neste campo em Portugal.

Dito isto vejo outros países da UE com casos ainda piores de corrupção. Já agora, dizer que Portugal é o 5º país mais corrupto do mundo tendo como universo 3800 pessoas de 38 países é no mínimo caricato para não chamar-lhe outra coisa. Se fosse outra pessoa diria que a consultora Ernst & Young ao fazer este estudo da forma como fez, recorre em crime de fraude, já para não falar em possíveis actos de corrupção dado à sua posição no mercado internacional, dando uma mãozinha aos especuladores.
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Março 04, 2020, 01:27:32 pm
Ó Tenente eu até concordo contigo numas coisas, noutras nem por isso. Neste caso vou pela 2ª opção, até porque os critérios deste relatório já foram descredibilizados num outro artigo.

Cabeça de Martelo mas tú achas mesmo que não estamos na linha da frente e bem á frente no que toca a corrupção ???

Se pensas assim não vejas as noticias nas TV's pois não há uma única edição que não se fale de casos de corrupção, olha basta falar nas FFAA, e podemos elencar aqui os inúmeros casos de corrupção nas aquisições de equipamentos/armamentos, e se as FFAA representam em termos de PIB uma caca, nem 1%, basta extrapolar para a sociedade civil para termos uma pequenina ideia do volume de corrupção que graça por este País.

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Não penses que eu tapo o sol com a peneira, muito pelo contrário, acredito que muito pode ser feito neste campo em Portugal.

Dito isto vejo outros países da UE com casos ainda piores de corrupção. Já agora, dizer que Portugal é o 5º país mais corrupto do mundo tendo como universo 3800 pessoas de 38 países é no mínimo caricato para não chamar-lhe outra coisa. Se fosse outra pessoa diria que a consultora Ernst & Young ao fazer este estudo da forma como fez, recorre em crime de fraude, já para não falar em possíveis actos de corrupção dado à sua posição no mercado internacional, dando uma mãozinha aos especuladores.

olha que não é o quinto país + corrupto do mundo, não foi isso que eu li.

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: Cabeça de Martelo em Março 04, 2020, 02:36:27 pm
Isso só se aplica em países que não sejam governados por portugueses

Claro, Nós só somos o quinto país mais corrupto da da Europa Ocidental e de Leste e do Médio Oriente, Índia e África  !!!

https://www.dn.pt/portugal/portugal-e-o-mais-corrupto-entre-paises-4627022.html

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O debunk desse pseudo relatório:

https://poligrafo.sapo.pt/fact-check/portugal-e-o-quinto-pais-mais-corrupto-do-mundo

A nossa posição de um estudo com bastante mais peso e credibilidade no mundo:

https://files.transparency.org/content/download/2428/14734/file/2019_CPI_Report_EN.pdf

Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Abril 16, 2020, 11:13:41 am
New Zealand’s oiler conducts replenishment trials with Philippine frigate
 
Jane's Navy International 16 April 2020
 
A tanker on order for the New Zealand Navy has completed a series of replenishment trials with a frigate on order for the Philippine Navy
- The trials have validated these vessels’ ability to undertake replenishment-at-sea operations, ahead of deliveries to the respective operators
 
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The Royal New Zealand Navy's new oiler, Aotearoa, conducting replenishment trials with the Philippine Navy's new frigate, Jos Rizal, off the coast of South Korea. (Screenshot from a Royal New Zealand Navy video)
 
A new naval tanker ship that will soon be in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) as HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) has conducted replenishment-at-sea (RAS) station keeping trials with a new frigate destined for the Philippine Navy, the future BRP José Rizal (150).
 
The trials were conducted off the coast of South Korea, and these were done to assess the ability for a ship to approach and remain alongside Aotearoa .
 
 http://www.thefifthcolumn.xyz/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=272&page=2

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Maio 07, 2020, 04:59:29 pm
New Zealand begins final upgrades on new hydrographic vessel

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HMNZS Manawanui, the RNZN’s new hydrographic survey and dive-support vessel that will soon be ready for operational taskings. Source: Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN's) new hydrographic survey and diving-support vessel, HMNZS Manawanui , has been placed in drydock at Devonport Naval Base to undergo final upgrades and maintenance activities.

The final upgrades include a fitting out of new communication and fire-fighting systems and upgraded rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) capabilities, said the RNZN via an official social media channel on 5 May. "Once Manawanui 's out of the dock she'll be ready for operational taskings," the service added.

Manawanui was commissioned in June 2019 at the same naval base where it is undergoing dry-docking. Before its service with New Zealand, the vessel was a commercial offshore support vessel known as Edda Fonn .

The ship was procured by the New Zealand government in August 2018 for NZD103 million (USD62 million) to undertake missions formerly fulfilled by the decommissioned hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution , and its retired namesake dive tender, HMNZS Manawanui . These vessels were taken out of service in 2012 and 2018 respectively.

The new hydrographic has an overall beam of 18 m, a hull draught of 6.3 m, and is equipped with a 100-tonne salvage crane. It is powered by four diesel-electric engines driving two azimuth propulsion systems and can reach a top speed of 13 kt.
 
https://www.janes.com/article/95971/new-zealand-begins-final-upgrades-on-new-hydrographic-vessel 
 
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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Junho 08, 2020, 10:09:11 am
(https://www.forumdefesa.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shipspotting.com%2Fphotos%2Fmiddle%2F5%2F6%2F2%2F3161265.jpg&hash=5c594f3fb121ea45146ff33396794271)

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3161265

The HMNZS Te Mana F111 & HMCS Vancouver FFH331 at Victoria drydock in Esquimalt, Feb 16, 2020. (Photo © Dennis J. Dubinsky)
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Junho 10, 2020, 05:30:26 pm
New Zealand's new replenishment vessel begins journey home
 
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The Royal New Zealand Navy’s replenishment tanker, Aotearoa , began its voyage home from South Korea in June 2020.
 
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN’s) new replenishment vessel, which will be in service with as HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11), has begun its journey home from South Korea.
 
A sail-off ceremony for the 26,000-tonne ship was announced by South Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), on 10 June.
 
On its journey out from South Korean waters, Aotearoa was briefly accompanied by the Republic of Korea Navy’s Cheonji (AOE-I)-class logistics support ship, Daecheong (AOE58).
 
Aotearoa was launched at HHI’s Ulsan shipyard in April 2019, and will be the largest vessel to be operated by the RNZN once it is commissioned.
 
It has an overall length of 173.2 m, and an overall beam of 24.5 m, and is equipped with two NATO-compliant replenishment-at-sea (RAS) masts. The vessel can carry 8,000 tonnes of diesel fuel, 1,550 tonnes of aviation fuel, and 250 tonnes of fresh water.
 
The vessel is also equipped with a hangar, and a flight deck that can accommodate rotor-wing aircraft such as the Kaman SH-2 Super Seasprite and the NHIndustries NH90 multirole medium helicopters.
 
http://www.thefifthcolumn.xyz/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=272&page=2 

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Junho 10, 2020, 06:26:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/783570155074707/posts/2932046916893676/
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Junho 14, 2020, 10:29:47 am
Te Kaha F77

(https://i.ibb.co/3m5xjsH/FB-IMG-15921269133010991.jpg)
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Junho 25, 2020, 02:11:49 pm
Estes não brincam em serviço.

https://sunlive.co.nz/news/246160-new-navy-vessel-to-arrive-new-zealand.html

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Junho 26, 2020, 06:02:13 pm
A chegada do novo AOR.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/121951327/hmnzs-aotearoa-captain-ecstactic-after-huge-navy-ship-finally-arrives-in-nz

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Junho 27, 2020, 06:08:36 pm
(https://www.forumdefesa.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shipspotting.com%2Fphotos%2Fmiddle%2F7%2F4%2F6%2F3169647.jpg&hash=f5e99b6e9c845143ca4a08fb2f0f5a92)
HMNZS Te Mana F100 HMNZS Te Kaha F77

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3169647
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Junho 27, 2020, 06:09:24 pm
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HMNZS Te Kaha F77

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3169643

The HMNZS Te Kaha F77 Tied up the Canadian Navy base in Esquimalt, June 18, 2020. She appears to finally finishing her mid life refit. (Photo Copyright Dennis J. Dubinsky)
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Julho 29, 2020, 10:11:10 am
(https://www.navalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Royal-New-Zealand-Navy-commissions-HMNZS-Aotearoa-Polar-class-support-vessel-770x410.jpeg)

Royal New Zealand Navy Commissions HMNZS Aotearoa Polar-Class Support Vessel

The Royal New Zealand Navy commissioned the HMNZS Aotearoa, the service's new fleet tanker and sustainment vessel. A commissioning ceremony was held today during which Captain Simon Rooke officially took command of the ship.

Nathan Gain  29 Jul 2020

“In attendance at the ceremony was ship sponsor Her Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand the Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy and a host of other dignitaries all there to see Aotearoa welcomed formally to the fleet,” the NZ Defence Force said.

After a short period of specialist equipment fit-out, HMNZS Aotearoa will conduct sea trials before embarking on a series of port visits which will include a very special one to her Home Port of New Plymouth later this year.

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At 173m long, the HMNZS Aotearoa is the largest ship the RNZN have ever had in the fleet. The vessel carries 9,500 tonnes of fuel enough to ‘fill up’ a frigate like the HMNZS TE MANA or TE KAHA 13.87 times. And she is able to carry and operate a RNZAF NH90 helicopter.

She is the first ship to use the Rolls Royce’s Environship design, which includes a new wave-piercing hull for reduced resistance and fuel consumption. Capability features ice-strengthening and ‘winterisation’ for operations in Antarctica. The HMNZS Aotearoa sensors package includes a Farsounder-1000 sonar and SharpEye S and X-Band navigation radars. The two Bergen Main Engines allow a maximum speed of 16 knots and a range of about 6,400 nm.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/07/royal-new-zealand-navy-commissions-hmnzs-aotearoa-polar-class-support-vessel/
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Agosto 16, 2020, 06:00:19 pm
Finally, a photo of the Sea Ceptor SAM launchers @byMBDA  of #RoyalNewZealandNavy's upgraded MEKO 200 ANZAC class frigate!

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https://twitter.com/D__Mitch/status/1294752511442780161

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Agosto 16, 2020, 06:08:54 pm
são estes os sistemas que a LM Canadá vai melhorar/colocar a bordo das duas Fragatas Kiwis.

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https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-ca/anzac.html

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Agosto 24, 2020, 11:44:25 am
Estes até sea kings levavam, ah kiwis do cralhes, sem pandeleirices

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Já medalhas de calhar têm poucas
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Agosto 24, 2020, 12:08:31 pm
Estes até sea kings levavam, ah kiwis do cralhes, sem pandeleirices

(https://i.ibb.co/GVp3c5n/FB-IMG-15982657631619294.jpg)

Já medalhas de calhar têm poucas

as leander foram excelentes fragatas !!!!

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Agosto 30, 2020, 05:30:56 pm

If the #RoyalNewZealandNavy removed the Mk41 VLS during the upgrade program for the MEKO 200 ANZAC class frigate in order to launch Sea Ceptor why MBDA advertises that the Mk41 can receive Sea Ceptor in quad-pack configuration? If it was true they wouldn't have removed the Mk41s.

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https://twitter.com/D__Mitch/status/1295068454987464705

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Agosto 31, 2020, 01:02:05 pm
Estes até sea kings levavam, ah kiwis do cralhes, sem pandeleirices

(https://i.ibb.co/GVp3c5n/FB-IMG-15982657631619294.jpg)

Já medalhas de calhar têm poucas

as leander foram excelentes fragatas !!!!

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Eram a primeira escolha nos anos 60 para a MP, mas o boicote por parte dos ingleses levou à compra das João Belo à França
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Setembro 10, 2020, 06:07:56 am
Iniciou o upgrade depois da nossa BD, e vai ser entregue antes da nossa. :bang:

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/09/royal-new-zealand-navys-te-kaha-frigate-starts-post-upgrade-sea-trials/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Setembro 10, 2020, 07:16:10 am
Iniciou o upgrade depois da nossa BD, e vai ser entregue antes da nossa. :bang:

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/09/royal-new-zealand-navys-te-kaha-frigate-starts-post-upgrade-sea-trials/

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Normal, nem todos os governos são caloteiros, alguns até têm vergonha na cara.

Eu se fosse aos holandeses fazia o mesmo.
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: dc em Outubro 02, 2020, 04:59:54 pm
Finally, a photo of the Sea Ceptor SAM launchers @byMBDA  of #RoyalNewZealandNavy's upgraded MEKO 200 ANZAC class frigate!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/VRB3GR.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnVRB3GRj)

https://twitter.com/D__Mitch/status/1294752511442780161

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A diferença que o novo mastro com o Smart-S MK-2 faz. Este sim era o upgrade que devia ter sido feito há 10 anos atrás às VdG.
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Outubro 18, 2020, 10:31:22 am
https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/october/9121-upgraded-hmnzs-te-kaha-f77-frigate-of-new-zealand-navy-began-sea-trials.html
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Dezembro 10, 2020, 11:08:53 am
https://www.facebook.com/317342038008/posts/10160490966268009/
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Fevereiro 22, 2021, 10:52:06 pm
Pelos vistos os Kiwis também estão com os MLU atrasados.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/124317389/navy-will-be-without-warmaking-frigates-the-end-of-2021 :snip:

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Março 12, 2021, 10:21:05 am
(https://www.forumdefesa.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shipspotting.com%2Fphotos%2Fmiddle%2F7%2F2%2F5%2F3255527.jpg&hash=808949b1b24d34928c5cfb2256d821e5)

Work continues on HMNZS Te Mana F111 atVictoria Shipyard at Esquimalt, February 02, 2021. (Photo © Dennis J. Dubinsky)

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3255527
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Março 29, 2021, 10:15:24 am
(https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=1920,fit=scale-down//media/hmnzs-aotearoa.477058/full)

HMNZS Aotearoa

https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/media/hmnzs-aotearoa.477058/
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Maio 17, 2021, 02:01:17 pm
17 MAY 2021 New Zealand releases Southern Ocean patrol ship RFI

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has issued a request for information (RFI) for the design and build of a new Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel (SOPV).

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New Zealand is looking to add a third OPV to its fleet. (RNZN)

In the RFI, released on 11 May, the NZDF stated that it is primarily looking for a commercial ship design, highlighting that the SOPV is a non-combat vessel and will be expected to undertake mainly non-military tasks. However, existing military patrol ship designs are not excluded.

According to New Zealand’s latest Defence Capability Plan 2019 (DCP2019), the budget for the ship will be in the region of NZD300–600 million (USD215–430 million). Cabinet approval for the initial business case for the SOPV was approved in August 2020.

The military-related tasking for the SOPV includes maritime patrol, ISR, maritime interdiction, and training. Non-military missions include defence diplomacy, research, maritime incident response, search and rescue, and maritime resupply.

The specifications released in the RFI call for an ice-strengthened ship that is capable of conducting increased levels of patrolling and maintaining a presence lasting at least four months during the antipodean summer period in the rough seas of the Southern Ocean that stretches from New Zealand to Antarctica.

Design and construction compliancy with the Polar Code for operations in a variety of ice conditions and temperatures (-30°C) is an essential prerequisite. The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is planning to increase its capability to operate safely in areas such as the Ross Sea, which has thicker sea ice levels. The Ross Sea was added to the RNZN’s responsibilities in New Zealand’s Defence Policy Statement of 2018.

https://www.thefifthcolumn.xyz/forum/sea-warfare/7284-rnzn-new-zealnd

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Enviado por: tenente em Agosto 17, 2021, 07:59:25 pm

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40357757.html?type=amp



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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: tenente em Agosto 19, 2021, 07:29:41 pm
New Zealand invests $21.2M in Anzac-class frigate communication updates

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The Government of New Zealand has revealed that work is underway to upgrade the communication systems of its two Anzac-class frigates HMNZS Te Kaha and Te Mana.

The government approved the $21.2 million design of a new frigate communications system, which will include a new control system, modern radios, data and voice communication systems.

The upgrade is expected to ensure the ships can handle the increasing volume of data generated by modern communications systems, and operate with other New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) capabilities and coalition partners.

“The advances in communications technologies since the frigates were built in the mid-90s have been huge, so this is a great opportunity to future proof their communications systems,” New Zealand Minister of Defence Peeni Henare said.

“This communications upgrade will ensure the naval combat force can keep pace with changes in technology, and continue to carry out the broad range of tasks requested of it by the government.”

The minister also added that the frigate systems upgrade undertaken in Canada has seen the operational life of the frigates extended out to the mid-2030s, with enhanced combat capabilities, surveillance and counter measures.

HMNZS Te Kaha was the first of two NZ Navy frigates to undergo extensive modernization, including the ship’s new fore & aft masts.

https://www.navaltoday.com/2021/08/19/new-zealand-invests-21-2m-for-anzac-class-frigate-communication-updates/

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Enviado por: P44 em Outubro 07, 2021, 08:44:47 am
HMNZS Te Kaha Exercises With French Navy Aircraft
October 6, 2021

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During a surveillance flight of the French Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), a crew of the 25F detachment of the Armed Forces in New Caledonia (FANC) collaborated with the New Zealand frigate Te Kaha .

During this anti-aircraft warfare exercise, aimed at training the frigate in New Zealand anti-missile defense, the Gardian maritime surveillance aircraft played the aggressors by simulating numerous attacks. Thanks to its speed and maneuverability, it was able to vary its offensive passes, at high or very low altitude, forcing the vessel to maneuver to dodge the fictitious attack.

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This exercise illustrates the cooperation that exists between the FANC and the New Zealand armed forces and helps maintain a high level of training for both partners.

https://seawaves.com/?p=15906
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Enviado por: NVF em Outubro 08, 2021, 02:11:10 am
MLUs rápidos que se traduzem em novas capacidades dos meios existentes.
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Enviado por: P44 em Outubro 08, 2021, 06:51:00 am
MLUs rápidos que se traduzem em novas capacidades dos meios existentes.

Não foi nada do outro mundo e poderia ter sido feito as nossas, houvesse competência e não meros interesses pessoais em manter o tachinho
Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Outubro 12, 2021, 12:57:04 pm
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HMNZS Te Mana F111 enters Esquimalt harbour assisted by a Canadian Navy Tug , October 06, 2021. The Te Mana is now conducting sea trials after an extensive refit at Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyard in Esquimalt near Victoria. (Photo © Dennis J. Dubinsky)

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Enviado por: tenente em Novembro 17, 2021, 07:57:53 am
o novo AOR Kiwi em acção !!!

https://www.facebook.com/NZNavy/videos/709308350054240/

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Título: Re: Royal New Zealand Navy
Enviado por: P44 em Novembro 17, 2021, 10:27:10 am
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ANZAC class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha looks sharp as she arrives at the entrance to Sydney Harbour following exercises with our Five Power Defence Arrangements partners in Singapore. 15th Nov 2021
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Enviado por: P44 em Junho 03, 2022, 08:48:13 am
https://www.navaltoday.com/2022/06/03/new-zealand-navys-frigate-te-mana-sails-back-home-following-capability-upgrade/
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Enviado por: P44 em Junho 07, 2022, 12:32:53 pm
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https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/new-zealand-frigate-sails-home-following-upgrade/
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Enviado por: P44 em Julho 08, 2022, 02:50:14 pm
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Enviado por: P44 em Julho 13, 2022, 12:10:27 pm
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HMNZS Te Mana Home After Modernization in Canada
July 9, 2022 admin

After over three years away in Canada undergoing an extensive systems upgrade, the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Mana and her 170-strong crew sailed into the Devonport today with Minister of Defence Peeni Henare on board for its ceremonial homecoming.

“The Government is committed to ensuring that the New Zealand Defence Force have the assets and equipment they need to continue the incredible work they do on behalf of New Zealand, which is why we have committed approximately $4.5 billion to 12 major defense capability projects since taking office, including a $148 million funding boost for the Frigate Systems Upgrade work program,” Peeni Henare said.

“Whether it is disaster relief in the Pacific, peace keeping operations around the globe, or securing our oceans and those of our neighbors, the Defence Force make New Zealanders proud, and our frigates – one of the Defence Force’s most flexible assets – are a key contributor to that work.

“Today, Te Mana returns home following extensive work for the Frigate Systems Upgrade. The upgrades future-proof the frigates’ self-defense and combat systems to a standard comparable to the frigates used by Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, allowing them to continue to operate in a full range of roles until they are retired in the mid-2030s,” Peeni Henare said.

The Frigate Systems Upgrade is a complex program of work overseen by the Ministry of Defence and undertaken by Lockheed Martin Canada, which delivered new radars, electronic detection and other above water systems, the self-defense missile system, decoys against missiles and torpedoes, an upgrade to the hull-mounted sonar, and the combat management system that integrates these upgrades.

After stripping out legacy systems, the contractor began the project’s installation phase in May 2018 on HMNZS Te Kaha, with work commencing on HMNZS Te Mana in May 2019, and continuing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Te Mana has been away for a long time, and has just sailed over 12,000 km to get home, and you can tell the ship’s company can’t wait to see Aotearoa,” Peeni Henare said.

“But they’re also very proud of their ship, which will make a significant contribution to Royal New Zealand Navy operations, and while on deployment with multinational task groups.

“The frigate will now undertake a series of trials, tests and exercises, to progressively release the ship’s operational capabilities,” Peeni Henare said.

Photo by Robert W Blair

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Enviado por: P44 em Janeiro 16, 2023, 07:42:14 pm
Que inveja  :bang: :'(

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Enviado por: Lusitano89 em Maio 18, 2023, 04:15:46 pm
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Enviado por: P44 em Agosto 31, 2023, 01:18:12 pm
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/communication-upgrades-for-new-zealands-anzac-class-frigates/