New Zealand to spend $3bn upgrading helicopters and ‘embarrassing’ defence planes
by Eva Corlett in Wellington and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZF2V)
Government says country will buy five Seahawk helicopters and two Airbus A321XLR aircraft
New Zealand will spend nearly NZ$3bn ($1.7bn) upgrading its ageing defence fleet, including replacing its embarrassing" planes that have left multiple prime ministers grounded during international travel, the government has announced.
The defence minister, Judith Collins, said NZ$2bn would be spent buying five MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and another NZ$700m to buy two Airbus A321XLR aircraft.
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