New Zealand’s NH90 Helicopters Make Record-Breaking Flight Across Tasman Sea Written 1 October 2025
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Royal New Zealand Air Force: NH90 helicopter. | Credit: NZ Defense Force; YouTube; Framegrab
Defense News reports, “Two Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters have flown from Australia to New Zealand on a two-day, record-breaking journey for the aircraft, which each carried two 1,100lb external fuel tanks, according to the service. The aircraft flew from Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, near Brisbane, via Norfolk Island, to RNZAF Base Auckland, a distance of 1,765 miles over water. The longest leg of the trip, 660 miles, took around four and a half hours.”
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