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Friday, April 19, 2013

NZ buys choppers rejected by Australia

SH-2 Super SeaspriteThe eight new Super Seasprites will replace the New Zealand navy's existing fleet of five ageing Seasprites, NZ Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman said today. The first three will arrive late next year.

Australia tried for more than 10 years to resolve operations problems with Seasprites, ordered for the navy's Anzac frigates, but cancelled an order for 11 of the helicopters in 2008.

An Australian audit of the $A1.4 billion project found the helicopters had a failure rate assessed at up to 20,000 times greater than air regulations allowed.

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