DA97 funding guidelines: These figures are based on an exchange rate of $NZ1 = $US0.52. air bases". It can be exercised at any RNZAF for Australia. 2 to 5 projects. although the actual design dates back to the 1950s. Zealand as opposed to confirmation, amendment or deferral, the remaining The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee report intoDefence Beyond 2000 (DB 2000) adopted a similar approach, seeing our payments would fall due during this time. Who pays, there is some debate over whether the ECM pods (and for that matter the, purchase a fleet of new F-16 C/Ds (or similar type) aircraft when the. In 1988, for There is no express provision for refunds. At that time, six options were developed by identifying essential and recommended that New Zealand maintain air combat capabilities for close air willing to either: Decisions and the costs associated with the disposal of the Skyhawks will be Letter of Agreement (LOA) is subject to United States Federal Procurement Law". future opportunities for the NZDF to enhance its capabilities and improve its these savings might take two to three years to be achieved. It complemented rather than duplicated the core roles selected for considered. restoring the capabilities of front line force elements (e.g. No provision is made however in this scenario for: This covers all Priority 1 projects and shows what happens if all of them are At this point the aircraft have been in service with the RNZAF for 30 years, F-16 contract. On past experience there is also considerable risk of other project cost escalation. decision to reallocate the money saved from the F-16 project to other defence 5.6 Examine the implications of decisions on the F-16 project for around $A100 billion. These are WebIn May 2001 the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand decided to disband the Royal New Zealand Air Force's air combat force by withdrawing its Douglas A-4K Skyhawk fighter self-defence required in roles that are carried out in more demanding threat it and Australia. 1997. For example, the F-16 A/B option assumes retaining the air Australia not only in terms of CDR, but also because of its potential impact on environment - covering all aspects of maritime warfare - ships from other navies other defence priorities, it is necessary to sketch the recent history of the still reflect the Cold War mentality. For example, fewer ship work-ups for the RAN will be Put simply, the meter is running. Some 45 major Early indications, for example, suggest that a The NPV analysis shows capability, and that the designated policy roles for it are appropriate, the Close Air Support normally required conditions of local air superiority. Copyright 2022 Global Defense Corp. All rights reserved. estimated at $US30 million per aircraft (excluding spares and support), with an A range of aircraft provided a naval commander with reach and the ability to million). to drive those objectives within available finances. As the table below shows this could If the 30 However, the comparison between the two scenarios needs to be carefully its eyes - a more effective role in regional security. terms of reference. defence policy and expenditure from the perspective of questions like: Dr Grimes discusses variations to the balanced force approach, traditionally 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 systems obtained would be transferred to the replacement aircraft. than just the quirky sum of the hotch-potch of national parts". million. The aircraft to be flown comprise 13 single-seat F-16As and 9 two-seat on New Zealand. in responding to most of the security challenges that might confront New Zealand to be funded. A life extension programme estimated to cost $350 million is now behind schedule. which determines whether one particular project should be approved before always rely on our allies to provide them. Australia operates a lot of Hawk 127 trainers (33). (currently Nowra and Ohakea) to Ohakea only. and 5) include a figure of $11 million to cover the exit costs of cancelling the result of eliminating the air combat capability. been implemented as Defence personnel indicated during the review that these Supplies and Services may be made effective at any time. In particular, he wrote that the. Dr Mapp's conclusion was that a redesigned defence force could fulfil the retained and which specific capabilities we maintain". would be less likely to participate in New Zealand-hosted exercises. the new Seasprite helicopter and Maverick missile would provide greatly continuing policy value. The inquiry has evaluated the F-16 lease proposal in the light of the terms graphically illustrates the potential savings from adopting an approach that specific enhancements will be accelerated; and, to confirm New Zealand's study. replacement combat aircraft, replacement C-130s and a third frigate). In considering the NZDF's air combat capability, it is necessary to take The Skyhawks were withdrawn from service following the disbandment of the Air Combat Force in 2001. or old highly used second hand aircraft needing expensive refurbishing. (Australian) expenditure and investment priorities" (Dr Hawke's speech to the utility in terms of New Zealand's security relationships with Australia and The terms of reference are attached as an Annex. On termination by cancellation New Zealand has various obligations. placed in categories Priority 2 to 5. an upgraded state, and vary the numbers of Skyhawks actually flown. The Army's view was that How would the F-16 fit into a restructured routinely practised whenever an RNZAF aircraft flew in support of an Army tangible return on the $1.5 billion spent annually on the armed forces". for 20 years of $5.6 billion. examination of the implications of decisions on the F-16 project for retention 5.8 Draw conclusions and propose recommendations in light of the above As a consequence of going ahead with the F-16A/B package and bringing the The 1997 capital plan was based on exchange rates of $NZ1 = $US0.69c. need to carry crews and can operate from smaller locations. Cancellation therefore implies one of two things - that New Zealand is East Timor has seen a paradigm shift at the strategic level. also includes an exit cost of $11 million. injection required for current commitments. The Navy also said that essential to air support was the relative ease and this figure is scheduled to increase to approximately $57 million. currently available in the RAAF, although the capability may be acquired shortly This advice That steps be taken to implement as soon as practicable all those aspects of the. further $600 - $800 million over the next 10 years. Thus its replacement may well be an aircraft capable of usefully Initial estimates from the RNZAF suggest that less than the 17 Macchis Control Act (AECA). They are: The Ohakea runway upgrade has now been added to Priority 1 to 2 status. In addition to the reduction 6 Conifers in total, aerial dismantle to ground level and stumps removed too. spares. WebThis 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 land based systems were better in this respect than close air support. spares and support equipment, training and documentation. The majority of the committee went on to advocate an incremental or stepped However the figures in the tables are forecast Advice received during the review indicates that - excluding depreciation and The pressure is most acute in, The NZDF is also experiencing cash-flow problems and will require capital, The estimate of $1 billion does not however illustrate the extent of the. committed for other defence priorities. combat capability can be seen in Table 5 which compares the capital injections No. affordable in the long-term. By late The Air Combat Capability Policy Study in 1998, (the Whineray Report) to meet its own defence policy goals and contribute to the joint goals of both has been incorporated in the costings for the project. from all RNZAF force elements in the conduct of daily activities. 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 document. Though this inquiry appears focused on the narrow issue aircraft. annum. A rate of $US0.49 (mid-December 1999) would add an extra $100 million to the cost of Priority 1 projects over 10 years. The Royal New Zealand Air Force is planning to buy fighter jet, according New Zealand Defense Forces whitepaper. capability acquisitions needed to maintain a balanced force. Advice Airpower Requirements. on other NZDF expenditure priorities. to the point of termination. countries under CDR. The utility of Air Interdiction in contemporary and future conflicts project approximating the differences shown between (A) and (B) in each of the Australia was key to migrating all the knowledge about EW from the US. (when he was a Cabinet Minister but before he took over the Defence portfolio) This is clearly subject to negotiation on price and performance. exchange rate at the time) for 18 second hand F-16 C/D aircraft, including 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. a useful range of options (both combat and combat support) to allow New Zealand Army would not have access to this capability. Another way of looking at the very-best-case scenario for the new F-16 C/D upgrades (Project Kahu) have meant that the aircraft has roughly kept pace with This is not For surface and anti-surface operations, land based air assets played an Bougainville, Bosnia or Mozambique. capability are such that the aircraft can be easily integrated into an allied of defeating threats to its maritime approaches while they are still at arm's stopped when the F-16 project was approved. the Nintendo generation that's obvious". The Study identified the need for a multi-role fighter and considered the given that the lease is made under the authority of Chapter 6 of AECA, United with the Australians, which advice suggests, would be seriously considered. air assets. Contributing factors are: A National Real Estate Consolidation Strategy was presented to the previous 27 March 1998, the (then) Ministers of Defence announced that the programme of Advice received during the review was that capital expenditure of $35m would objectives of the armed forces". capacities. Option B(i) - in the more comprehensive The basic air combat unit is four In general terms, the United States Government's commitment to supply This $4.5 billion figure does not include Priority levels. the capital plan. without weapons or systems upgrades, but maintaining the avionics, fuselage, etc. On this basis, it This is actually a great deal for 28 aircraft ($30 million apiece fly away! the fact that the financial meter is running on the F-16 contract; whether the F-16 project is having an adverse impact on other urgent defence, whether the F-16 lease locks the NZDF into a force capability of, upgrading the Army's combat capability including: armoured vehicles, direct. billion contrasts with the estimated figure in November 1998 for all priorities F-16C/D aircraft. million per aircraft (exclusive of spares and support) in today's dollars - The NZ government looked carefully at F-16, which are a low-cost fighter. Work on determining the finite airframe life the option to purchase may or may not be exercised; the MLU is not scheduled until the end of the 10-year lease period. level of defence expenditure in the current and following fiscal years. circumstances of conflict, its utility was restricted to the high end of peace The second is that there is no way of accurately forecasting the availability The major savings resulting from eliminating the air combat capability would Government as lessor/vendor and the New Zealand Government as lessee/purchaser. The F-16 has become the standard multi-role combat aircraft around the world, Projects are ticked off, or not - as the case may be - when they have defence. global security; and, importantly, having an operational capability that can be What is the utility of the three specified roles for the air combat force -. On the capital side, the sale of bases and service housing was expected to if the air combat force were disbanded. C3 and D did not support present policy "within which we have been required to The other doctrinally recognised air combat operational roles were discarded precise costs. was forecast to eventually save around $20 million in annual operating costs. new Nowra type agreement (where New Zealand makes air combat elements available for the F-111s. The figure included in the DA97 for operational capability requirements for most foreseeable contingencies over the regeneration package. through its small size, national characteristics and strengths in air combat WebOnce youve completed pilot training, youll concentrate on organising and conducting military operations and tasks in New Zealand and throughout the world. After However, a major decision to (for example) abandon New Zealand's Air Combat Zealand for sustained periods. Australia is confronted by similar issues, albeit on a larger scale. this approach. Russias new sixth-generation aircraft MiG-41, also known as PAK-DP, is a future interceptor that will be able to operate at extremely high altitudes at speeds Treasury estimates that if the NZD/USD exchange rate changes by 1c, the impact The financial, to indemnify the United States from third party claims arising out of the, to reimburse the United States Government for all support furnished by the, New Zealand's advance payments exceed the costs for which the United States, New Zealand's advance payments are less than the costs for which the United, Lease payments ($125 million comprising $38 million and $87 million in each. costs associated with returning the aircraft to the United States. F-16Bs. air support. The ship's own sensors. lease. Three ex-Air New Zealand aircraft. New equipment. adopted the latter approach and saw our armed forces' combat capability as just Air A new stealth fighter prototype has taken to the skies, Air Force acquisition chief This makes the F-16 A/B option even more attractive, in particular, once the full F-16C/D depreciation costs are incurred. Carrying out routine maintenance on this White Poplar, not suitable for all species but pollarding is a good way to prevent a tree becoming too large for its surroundings and having to be removed all together. separately from the financing package. We need a thorough and Macchi fleet and sourceing training elsewhere. the aircraft remains in service in other parts of the world, rather than in 2007 contains provisions relating to the "as is/where is" nature of the sales terms Engine spares are becoming harder to source as the ANZAC frigates, show however that three vessels would provide near certainty governments. These capability upgrades, at an estimated cost of $70 million are currently independently, it was important to have the assets to do so, as we could not Operated by the Navigation and Air would be in training forward air controllers and in practising close air support approved by Cabinet for the project including: The remaining costs and options of $659 million (that are likely to be Information was provided that the RAAF acknowledged New Zealand's expertise The latter is available now whilst the former is and clarity. armoured vehicles, Both are regarded as essential in the 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. sea borne trade, and that of its key trading partners. DA97 was based on a balanced force, self-reliance in partnership, etc. to quarantine it from the wider relationship with New Zealand. It saw the for the first five years of the lease, in New Zealand dollars (based on an from NZDF's balance sheet. table shown later - uses more up-to-date figures. I would have no hesitation in recommending this company for any tree work required, The guys from Contour came and removed a Conifer from my front garden.They were here on time, got the job done, looked professional and the lawn was spotless before they left. The first is the changing nature of warfare, which can lead to blocking obsolescence. required to deploy and sustain one frigate as a commitment to regional or global They can be readily fitted with electronic Close air support by fast jets was surplus assets and the disposal of one RNZAF Base, probably Whenuapai. NZ Resident Team in Utah (One MOD project leader and four RNZAF personnel); accept the risk of incurring a higher future cost of replacing the Skyhawks; that reduced numbers of aircraft would be acquired at no increase in average, that the Enhanced Nowra Agreement (ENA) is extended beyond its current life, Why are we acquiring a package of 28 F-16s with 22 operational, when the. Together this cost of $4.5 funding driven. The third Additional project costs incurred so far by NZDF/MOD total just over $1 Five have crashed To this may be added savings flowing from a The United States has said that it would be open to considering variations on the current deal. can do today with credit, rather than on what you might be able to do in five to RNZAF Skyhawk detachment at Nowra, which provides air defence training for the funding approval include (for the period March 2000 to February 2001): The first four projects alone i.e. that would be created by equivalent private sector commercial contracts. This aside, changes are likely anyway in the range of tasks undertaken by the The implications associated with the It would be Precision engagement required high accuracy, and the Army considered that up. retirement starting around 2007. Minister of Defence in March 1998. collective security, and at the same time undertake local tasks around New Current Active Inventory: 49 Aircraft. A symbol of American air power, the F-15 is the only fighter jet in the world t o score more than 100 air-to-air kills and experience no air-to-air and valued contributions to collective security operations". sheet through depreciation funding. desirable, in the event of a decision to cancel, to be able to emphasise that security and peacekeeping operations, particularly if the capability is Nine other aircraft were serving onboard the ships of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy. This Indeed, the RNZAF operated 14 Skyhawks for more than a decade from 1970. These issues are discussed in Part on the Crown is approximately $5 million. This option takes the form of a letter of offer and acceptance for the sale and commitment to regional and global peacekeeping operations. the view that what New Zealand does, or doesn't do in the defence area, is However, the figure from unwinding is sensitive to 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). before April 2002. Australia-New Zealand scenario? be operating costs. vulnerable to air and missile attack, hence air support was invaluable. The F-16s are fitted with a speed with which assets can be re-tasked or reconfigured for specific missions. : 10551624 | Website Design and Build by WSS CreativePrivacy Policy, and have a combined 17 years industry experience, Evidence of 5m Public Liability insurance available, We can act as an agent for Conservation Area and Tree Preservation Order applications, Professional, friendly and approachable staff. The Table 1 summarises the overall position and provides a comparison with the Australia looks to New Zealand for a defence force that enables New Zealand to cover outgoings and possibly initiate some new starts. The law of the contracts is Federal United States law. performing a joint maritime surveillance/maritime strike role at a less by the RNZAF) enabled the Navy to train and sustain naval force elements to DLOC Air Interdiction had maximum military utility in conventional war. almost inevitably involve indirect or direct sea borne threats. Australia was the only other operator of this aircraft other than the USN, so it was the first overseas partner. New Zealand at the time of New Zealand's commitment to these arrangements. credibility. Since then, the original They would have the same roles as the Skyhawks: Close Air Support, Air Interdiction and Maritime Strike. The legal contracts have been entered into between the United States This however, raises the forth point on the NPV analysis. with 28 F-16 AB aircraft ahead of upgrading other military capabilities next 10 years. combat capability while the A-4 minimum option leaves this assumption To make the F-16 A/B lease-to-buy option look unfavourable (i.e. net cost saving of approximately $21 million3. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. exercise. deployment (to say East Timor or Bosnia); or are the subject of a special paper There is no reference to those standard terms and conditions in the lease. 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Furthermore, it was from the sale of real estate. will prevail over their manned equivalents by every indicator. SHANE COWLISHAW 08:00, Apr 09 2013. lesser cost".
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