Air Warfare
PREMIUM: Multimillion dollar makeover for Ohakea airbase in NZ
The New Zealand government announced on 21 May that it had approved an NZ$206 million ($126 million) upgrade for the Ohakea air base near Palmerston North, one of two main airbases in the country.
The first phase of work on Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea will ...
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