D.U.M spells dumb!
Yeah apparently NZ has decided to buy a handful of NH-90s as well.
Thats two dumb helicopter ideas in a row now for the kiwis.
They have also decided to buy A109s for.. pilot training!
And why, well because aussie bought the Seasprites so NZ did too and aussie bought the '90s so they did as well and then aussie decided to help pilot retention by giving their boys a A109 sqn and so NZ did that too.
Who learns on A109s?? even the poms train on Astars first.
And whats wrong with a Blackhawk to replace the hueys, Sikorsky have just got a contract to make another 1100 of them so theyre going to be around for years yet.
And the NH90, well knowing the airforce 40% of them will be U/S at any one time so there will be about 3 on line on any given day....
Typical dumb kiwi military purchase ....again...