One Air Force C-130J-30 Super Hercules is heading back to New Zealand after being readied to help people caught up in the Middle East conflict. Last Sunday, the Defence Force sent a C-130J overseas in ...

A New Zealand airman who rushed into the jungle on a remote Micronesian island to save two critically injured American service members has been formally honored for his actions nearly three years ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) established its first dedicated space unit on July 4 with the reactivation of No. 62 Squadron at Whenuapai airbase, Auckland. "Space ...

Squadron Leader Richard O’Flaherty (Falcon 4), Flying Officer Matt Biggar (Team Support Officer - Falcon 8), Lieutenant Commander Stephen Knowles (Falcon 2), Squadron Leader Paul Stockley (Falcon 1), ...

New Zealand’s air force said on Wednesday it had evacuated three people from a United States research base in Antarctica, in what it said was a high-risk operation in freezing temperatures and ...

The RNZAF evacuated three U.S. researchers from Antarctica, including one needing urgent care. The midwinter mission involved flying in 24-hour darkness and extreme cold. The 19.5-hour operation was ...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is considering the augmentation of its Boeing P-8 Poseidon fleet as a strike platform, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some curious penguins turned up as “unexpected guests” while the Royal New Zealand Air Force was carrying out training in ...

Flying through brutal weather in the permanent night of an Antarctic winter, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) successfully rescued three personnel from America's McMurdo Station in the ...

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has conducted an avionics upgrade of its NH Industries NH90 helicopters. The work was performed by a defence force team at RNZAF Ohakea, and did not require the ...