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New Zealand to spend $3bn upgrading helicopters and ‘embarrassing’ defence planes
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2025
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Seahawks and A320 series jets, both great choices.
The Seahawk is from the same family as the Black Hawk, an aircraft type operated all around the world, and the A321 is part of a family of jets operated by airlines globally, probably thousands in operation around the globe.
Both aircraft types are very popular, and operated by our allies, meaning manufacturer support should continue for decades into the future.
I think that, long term, this will represent a cost saving over trying to keep the ageing aircraft we currently have in service.
These will put the fear of god into the Chinese for sure. Now they won't even think of attacking us.