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Maiden overseas deployment for RNZAF NH90

16th July 2015 - 09:25 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Rockhampton

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Completing another milestone in its operational capability, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) conducted the first overseas deployment of its NHIndustries NH90 transport helicopter during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015.

The RNZAF shipped two NH90s aboard HMAS Canterbury to Australia, with the craft being fully integrated into Battle Group Griffin, an ANZAC helicopter formation, for the course of the July exercise. 

Wg Cdr Scott McKenzie, commanding officer of No.3 Squadron, told Shephard, ‘For us, Talisman Sabre has been absolutely fantastic to allow us to get into a coalition environment with our Australian counterparts and the US Army…This exercise has

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Gordon Arthur was the Asia Pacific editor for Shephard Media. Born in Scotland and educated …

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