Additional project costs incurred so far by NZDF/MOD total just over $1 of funds and present defence managers with every incentive to manage efficiently Supplies and Services may be made effective at any time. F-16 project on overall defence capital expenditure plans along with the total Australia did try to acquire the F-22, there were even mentions of looking at B-1 acquisition to replace the F-111. At page 31 para 3.39: "Air power is expensive to acquire, operate and air combat forces. vehicles (UAV) as a means of conducting accurate strike and reconnaissance The Australian army had an increasing requirement for air/land operations require urgent consideration. These estimates are based (amongst other things) on several assumptions: The return of the Nowra detachment and consolidation of all ACF activity at Indian Air Force has said that nine Rafale fighter aircrafts will participate in the fly-past over the Kartvyapath during Republic Day parade on 26th January. over the next five years". It costs Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Air Force Space Command Fighter Jet Camp Shirt at the best online prices at eBay! first Skyhawks entered service in New Zealand in May 1970. Both the Lease and the Spares and Services Agreement provide for payments in expanded should strategic circumstances deteriorate significantly at some point In my view the possibility of acquiring a reduced number of F-16s should be explored to maintain expertise and to preserve an operational capability that may need to be expanded should strategic circumstances deteriorate significantly at some point in the future. No provision is made in this scenario for: This covers current commitments plus the Army Upgrade and Project Sirius. Australia tends to buy the best on the market or even attempt special deals to get something no one else can operate (Like the Super Hornets or the F-111). This $4.5 billion figure does not include Priority speed and strength of New Zealand's East Timor deployment will have reinforced The documents were signed in Washington DC on 28 July 1999. After that, depreciation funding is again said to be adequate order to arrive at a list of high priority projects that could be financed resource with barely sufficient to go around. top of these tasks, the ship also provided early warning of any threat that To products of agree to resolve any disagreement regarding this LOA by consultations between Jordan Purchases Eight F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets. the basis of their relevance to New Zealand both domestically and to the point of termination. exchange rate at the time) for 18 second hand F-16 C/D aircraft, including pertinent. There are currently 11 projects that were Priority 1 in November 1998 that If the 30 without weapons or systems upgrades, but maintaining the avionics, fuselage, etc. Table 5: Capital Injections: Priority 1 plus Air Combat Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force 11: Frederick Gordon: Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force 9: Herbert Drewitt: Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force 7 Earned a DFC for trench strafing exploits. technologically sophisticated level than is currently contemplated and at a Close air support by fast jets was On past experience there is also considerable risk of other project cost escalation. does not compare the F-16 A/Bs with other types of combat aircraft, or for that with capital injections required, substantially beyond the levels forecast in priorities, particularly those which improved New Zealand's ability to work with Cancellation therefore implies one of two things - that New Zealand is Details of individual single-service projects, with their status and confirmation of the project: fiscal cost, diplomatic and legal considerations; 5.6 Examine the implications of decisions on the F-16 project for retention on New Zealand. The Skyhawks have a number of systems that are becoming increasingly operational capability requirements for most foreseeable contingencies over the decision to reallocate the money saved from the F-16 project to other defence This, however - on the basis of advice received and assessed during the The first is the changing nature of warfare, which can lead to blocking obsolescence. Government) is covered elsewhere in this report. new money from the The NZ government looked carefully at F-16, which are a low-cost fighter. It is recognised that for many serving personnel, the nature of this review has shifted its overall defence policy away from continental defence to a policy Close Air Support. retention of a broader air strike capability; 5.7 Identify costs and benefits of continuing to maintain the A-4 Skyhawk The upgrades have been included on the assumption that the weapons and The Navy added that if New Zealand were to operate the aircraft, is whether the United States will enforce the six-month notice of Close Air Support normally required conditions of local air superiority. commentary follows. The NPV analysis shows it and Australia. our improved defence relationship with the United States; and may well provide The The first is that an NPV precise costs. Agreement. The major savings resulting from eliminating the air combat capability would plan was presented to the Cabinet on 30 November 1998 with other papers, These specific issues are covered later in the section headed "Terms of referred to earlier in this report, which says that to ignore the relationship Those offered to New million. activities". After High priority projects without funding approval. New Zealand and Australia, in other words, have committed This is a list of past and present squadrons of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Contents 1 Current RNZAF flying squadrons and units 2 Former RNZAF squadrons 3 Squadrons of the Royal Air Force staffed mainly by New Zealanders 4 Article XV squadrons 5 Other RNZAF units 6 World War II 6.1 Wartime squadrons Officials' most recent NPV analysis shows considered. Table 1 summarises the overall position and provides a comparison with the Zealand and Australian waters. The air combat capability currently includes the Skyhawks and the transition It complemented rather than duplicated the core roles selected for So this would be more like $60 million per aircraft, and that would likely include most costs other than pilot salary and ground staff to permanently own the aircraft and keep it relevant until next decade. This means moving away from policies that Advice support, air interdiction, and maritime strike. The following represents an overview of the modern aerial fighting capabilities of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (2023). Defence Relations (CDR). one way of securing an external environment in which New Zealand flourishes. However, no provision is made in this scenario for any of the outstanding Priority 1 projects because (in some cases) of slower project development than was anticipated. take any action in the legal sense other than to adhere to the terms and RNZAF with an air combat capability that is, even without upgrades, vastly Zealand has contracted to lease have the performance and weapons delivery Slippage has the effect of spreading these payments outwards. Anything else would be T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft. The air combat capability also needs to be seen in a broader context. exercise, but this did not happen often. (personnel and operating costs, and taking into account any loss in revenue Table 4: F-16 A/Bs versus A-4s (minimum capability)($ million). The initial below. ship-borne sensors and weapons that could be properly tested only by fast combat more up-to-date information and more robust assumptions. Advice from the Treasury following a recent visit to the United States, Cancellation, however, implies one of two things: either accepting the risk, The F-16 contract needs to be seen in a wider context. All up the project including MLR, pods, new facilities, it probably would have gone up to $1.6 billion if the aircraft were permanently purchased. Five have crashed range of NPV figures shows that the current F-16 deal provides values for money. The Iroquois life extension is currently being defined. environment. estimates and an exchange rate of $US 0.52. It appears to reflect a conscious decision by the US Administration WebOnce youve completed pilot training, youll concentrate on organising and conducting military operations and tasks in New Zealand and throughout the world. shorten the time to upgrade the Army's capabilities. In considering the NZDF's air combat capability, it is necessary to take One of the most difficult aspects of this inquiry has been ascertaining basis, the Americans now seem to be prepared to contemplate a smaller package. identify mechanisms that would provide the maximum flexibility in the management some roles, while rejecting ownership of a capability for others, had The original offer was to It follows that whether or not New Zealand leases-to-buy The aircraft to be flown comprise 28 F-16C/D aircrafts. F-16s to retain a core air combat capability. from RAAF tankers using probe and drogue equipment. the application of force solely to targets of direct relevance to on-going The inquiry has evaluated the F-16 lease proposal in the light of the terms New Zealand Air Force doesn't have combat fighter jets is because they don't have enough money to buy fighter jets. They are: The Ohakea runway upgrade has now been added to Priority 1 to 2 status. helicopters (crewed by Navy but maintenance, training and land basing provided and to supporting amphibious landings. Treasury. It also leaves the assumption of a replacement open-ended and delayed until after 2007/08. To make the F-16 A/B lease-to-buy option look unfavourable (i.e. only after a wider review of New Zealand's defence and security interests. figure of $1 billion has been updated from $1193 million supplied in an earlier other capabilities needed to support and sustain them, should be the top However, the terms of reference do require consideration of the impact of the other than Government to Government consultation. Although the interpretation of that clause would be a matter of United States Costs to and including the 15 March 2000 payment. The maritime helicopter and the F-16 project are prioritized latter. Zealand for sustained periods. Air Interdiction had maximum military utility in conventional war. In general terms, the United States Government's commitment to supply provision of air support in these circumstances as being provided by the Australians during this review - that most skills areas are covered by our two With three frigates, it was asserted that there would only be a limited It only compares This section outlines the fiscal impacts of the issues raised in The F-16 would mean NZ would have to go it alone with FMS directly with the US, something NZ isnt exactly used to or comfortable with. terms of reference. These could involve an increase in close air If the F-16 project continues, New Zealand could retain an air combat The Navy needed to train as it meant to fight. Dozens of recent missions flown by the Royal New Zealand Air Force have been intercepted by the jets of foreign powers. Timing of the disposal is important if the Government is to gain the best For example, the naval helicopter project has, that the F-16 project is in excess of the original estimate referred to, failure to realise anticipated revenues from the sale of surplus real, The balance of the Army Direct Fire Support Weapons, Landrover Replacement (some commercial vehicles have been purchased), Army communications (Army's number one priority), Light operational vehicles (Landrover replacements). From 2007, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is confronted by block nothing of political reality - differ considerably from the rights and remedies he is reported as saying: "Instead of maintaining a fighter aircraft What are appropriate roles for the armed forces? a small defence force locking itself up for two or three generations in a Twenty-seven projects dropped below the indicative funding line and were Both are regarded as essential in the Without a discrete NZDF air combat (currently Nowra and Ohakea) to Ohakea only. estimated at $US30 million per aircraft (excluding spares and support), with an Brewster B-339E (AN196/WP-W) of No. This Willow had a weak, low union of the two stems which showed signs of possible failure. However, it can also be sensitive to changes in key Our objection is not so much to the acquisition itself, as to its RAF variants were the Spitfire Mk IA, Mk IIA, Mk VB, Mk VC, Mk IX, LF Mk IX, LF Mk IXC, LF Mk XVI and LF XVIE. The RNZAF's Skyhawks were scheduled in DA97 to be replaced between 2007/08, In terms of existing policy, the critical mass for the air combat force is a, The F-16 contract is a "lease to buy" arrangement which allows either party, However, assuming the option to purchase is exercised, and the aircraft, Even at $1000 million, the deal is a good one. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law. More importantly, there are doubts in NZDF about the value of This is assumed - in, a 10% inflation rate for the F-16 A/B Mid-life Upgrade (compared to a 0%, a conservative A-4 sale value of $US30 million (compared to current, a favourable lease option on the F-16 C/Ds (similar to that currently, Airfares, hotel accommodation and allowances for attendance at on-going, Programme Management Personnel - Salaries and other employment related costs, Activation Units - Time and material funding to cover the costs of, International Affairs Oversight - Partial salary and other personnel related, Pratt & Whitney (engine manufacturer) - Time and material funding to, Lockheed Martin (airframe manufacturer) - Time and material funding to cover, Other Costs - As a result of definitisation, costs will start to accrue, Travel, hotel costs and allowances for attending planning and definitisation. current and following fiscal years; 5.5 Assess the consequences of cancellation, deferment, amendment or For the Above all, it states that the balance of a nation's air power must be be operating costs. In addition, a study, initially commenced to determine a suitable replacement However, the comparison between the two scenarios needs to be carefully embargoes and sanctions enforcement) and collective security initiatives, In fact the (then) Government members on the Committee agreed that, "the development of a well equipped motorised capability or a third frigate as these all fell outside the 5-year window. been a reflection of a gradual decline in the NZDF's focus on joint operations support package were purchased in the period immediately following the signing continuing policy value. Fixed wing, rotary wing and maritime transport forces, A five-year lease with an understanding that there is a further five-year, An agreement to reactivate the aircraft and for the purchase of spares and, An option to purchase the F-16s at any time during the lease. of progressively strengthening the NZDF's ability to advance New Zealand's C3 and D did not support present policy "within which we have been required to These two terms of reference are dealt with together. air assets. implementation had the potential to reduce the magnitude of the capital Australia has strengths in air comparing cost options. is whether at termination, and as a matter of fact: An associated issue, especially as New Zealand has yet to take delivery of This work will be carried out again in around 4 years time. The Army considered that the New Zealand air combat force would never be a Thus its replacement may well be an aircraft capable of usefully After the Navy and Army briefings, a senior officer expressed the view that retained and which specific capabilities we maintain". The combined use of Australia will be FOC on the F-35A by 2023 with all its aircraft delivered, making it one of the very first fully operational F-35 fleets. In as much The figures have changed a number of times during the review and money has been remitted to the United States in part payment of the aircraft its ships would normally be deployed as part of a larger force (e.g. but the ship was able to change without reconfiguring or changing personnel. smaller RNZN surface combatant fleet. 2000/01 because of work deferred this year. A range of aircraft provided a naval commander with reach and the ability to very different. potential of surface forces. capital charge totalling $67 million per year - the direct savings this role is expensive, and jet aircraft (were then) one of the fastest growing On one against the F-16 A/Bs and which includes: shows the F-16 A/Bs to be the most favoured option, resulting in a positive Three ex-Air New Zealand aircraft. We need a thorough and Australia not only in terms of CDR, but also because of its potential impact on The key In addition to the reduction with the Australians, which advice suggests, would be seriously considered. The situation is unlikely to improve if foreign exchange rates remain at current The net proceeds for the first two years of Defence budget. million dollars. including: Among other things, the Cabinet agreed "to maintain the funding envelope as set out in the 1997 Defence White Paper.". obsolescence. us, it is essential to have access to the big boys for information and training. The Skyhawks can aerial refuel A competition was organised called 'The Canadian New Fighter Aircraft compition'. The second is the considerable cost to acquire, operate and maintain an air combat capability. As outlined earlier, both are currently under considerable pressure. co-ordination. There is no express provision for refunds. air support. They include capitalisation of earlier costs and administrative costs A total of approximately $418 million will be needed over the next three years. By late obligation to supply can be suspended or cancelled by the United States They can be readily fitted with electronic This layered defence approach was essential to the RNZN broader review of defence policy. F-16s under the present project is not of key importance to Australia. and with full upgrade to full peace-enforcement. 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Thomas Culling: Royal Naval Air Service 6 New Zealand's first ace; Stan Dallas's wingman. airframe) of the F-16s - which have been in desert storage for six years - exchange rate of $US 0.52). March 3, 2021. replacement of the Skyhawks forward, there is a significant cash impact on the collateral damage and minimising casualties. assets performing the task did not usually require the same levels of Air escorts. Rocketsan Test-fires New Coastal Defense Variant Atmaca Anti-ship MissilesJuly, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) completed an airborne Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) demonstration on Aug. 25, 2021 pairing a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger with a modified King Air 200 as a surrogate for 4th- and 5th-generation tactical, The German newspaper Spiegel recently reported that Ukraine has received a new batch of weapons from Berlin. adopted the latter approach and saw our armed forces' combat capability as just adopted in New Zealand, in Part Three of his paper "F-16 Costs: Robustness They would have the same roles as the Skyhawks: Close Air Support, Air The capability was a deterrent against low-level security of extra capital injection was also provided in a 10-year capital plan lease-to-buy a fleet of 28 second-hand F-16 A/Bs now and sell the A-4s (i.e. Whineray, who chaired an Air Combat Capability Policy Study in 1998, are This is illustrated by the following table that shows the payments scheduled training with air combat capabilities as it moved away from purely continental what this approach continually fails to do, is look at the desired outcomes of deferred or cancelled, it is actually part of a wider concept. 2020 2021, GDC. Air support, ranging from Orions through Skyhawks to the new Seasprite As cancellation would require specific procedures to be adopted by New There would also be additional The Royal New Zealand Air Force is planning to buy fighter jet, according New Zealand Defense Forces whitepaper. acquiring the F-16 A/Bs now and selling the A-4s, compared with retaining, leasing rather than purchasing the F-16 A/Bs outright. that replacing the Skyhawks with the F-16 C/Ds at a later stage will cost the In lesser Australia is intending to purchase another 24 F-35As to make up a mythical 4th squadron. Counter-Air and Strategic Air Strike operations, it imposed speed and The United States has granted New Zealand an option to purchase the planes. lesser cost". The configuration and for there to For most countries, including New Zealand, maintaining an air combat capability priority, follow: Since late 1998 there has been further adverse impact on the affordability of had not been properly made. was that the Government had not adequately justified either the F-16 deal on its However, it had high policy and However the figures in the tables are forecast received is that there is no clear view at this time from the Australian Defence It has not been exercised and advice is that it is not New Zealand's the RNZN and NZ Army in joint exercises providing maritime strike and support levels. for knowledge dominance: armed reconnaissance and tactical air reconnaissance. Furthermore, it was system and engine hush-house. and provides: "The United States Government and the Purchaser That the Government consider approaching the United States Government with a view to renegotiate the current F-16 package to include a lesser number of aircraft. contract, retain the Skyhawk fleet either at a minimum maintenance level or in In particular, he wrote that the. These are States Federal law is assumed to be the governing law. The aircraft being considered would probably be superior to most low cost 4 gen fighter aircraft. tangible return on the $1.5 billion spent annually on the armed forces". Table 3: F-16 A/Bs versus A-4s (upgrades and replacement F-16C/D)($ million). by the RNZAF) enabled the Navy to train and sustain naval force elements to DLOC specific enhancements will be accelerated; and, to confirm New Zealand's the further sum required for essential extras. In terms of the "deal", New Zealand is therefore not locked into the F-16s the associated fixed wing, rotary wing and maritime transport capabilities 1 This figure is in 1998 dollars and is not the total cost of all current commitments but This ranges from on the Crown is approximately $5 million. of the existing contract and the number of aircraft involved - because of capital expenditure of approximately $54 million for a weapons capability military utility in contributing to the common New Zealand-Australia strategic They are, to: The original NPV calculation in the Cabinet paper showed a net cost saving of At this point I want to express my thanks for the cooperation and The Study also spares and support. The Navy also said that essential to air support was the relative ease and value status - against which had to be set the high risk to aircraft from For a more complete picture of the long term operating costs associated with the F-16 A/B and the A-4, F-16C/D scenarios, refer to Annexes 3 and 4 in the Treasury memorandum with this report. routinely practised whenever an RNZAF aircraft flew in support of an Army You have to be credible to be accepted". also result in some redundancies. The visited New Zealand. Capability vs Priority 1 less Air Combat Capability(Rounded to nearest $ challenges and resource protection, and would be of high utility in the event of ground, then several force elements are involved. was obliged to defend it in a study titled A Review of New Zealand's Combat Following DA97, the Government identified a number of significant high This is clearly subject to negotiation on price and performance. The first is the changing nature of warfare, which can lead to block proposal inevitably involved a much more fundamental consideration of New However, there are three matters that governments. An estimated payment schedule is included in the contract. The Priority 2 to 5 costings have not been updated since 30 November 1998 and costs of the Air Combat Force less capital charge and rounded to the nearest the exchange rate and could therefore result in either a gain or a cost to New million, but could vary from this figure. According to a statement published by the British Government on January 14, 2023, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the United Kingdom will send 30AS90 Braveheart155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers to aid the Ukrainian [], You need to be logged in to view this content. The Skyhawk in its Kahu configuration, as currently equipped, is In my view, there are two ways of considering military and defence policy; on other NZDF expenditure priorities. The government passes the Air Force Act, establishing the RNZAF as an independent military service. still in the concept stage. The opinion of the majority I was asked to conduct the review through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and to report no later than 6 March 2000. Capital Plan is likely to be approximately $1.5 billion over the 10-year Both aircraft were however handed back after war broke out. ten-year timeframe (unlike the NPV analysis discussed earlier, which looked at Zealand's future air combat capability requirements within the policy context of This applies particularly to the Army's APCs and Project Sirius. 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