NZDF P-8 Poesiden in Valiant Shield 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 | by Robbin Laird

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Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 5 Squadron member unloads an AGM-84 Harpoon for the first time at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 24, 2026.

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Video by Senior Airman Austin Salazar

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The Coming of the MV-75: Envisaging Operational Impacts

07/10/2026 The video explores the strategic significance of the MV-75 Cheyenne tiltrotor as a transformative force in NATO’s northern defense architecture. The strategic concept underpinning the Arctic build-out is deterrence by… Read more »

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