In the early 2000s the Royal New Zealand Air Force had six P3K Orion aircraft which were used for marine patrols. The Orions were being upgraded to P3K2 standard as part of a transition from marine patrols to airborne surveillance and response – meaning the aircraft could conduct operations over land as well as marine operations. This is the hand-over ceremony for the first upgraded Orion, at the air force's Whenuapai airfield in May 2011. Secretary of Defence John McKinnon is speaking from the podium to the right of the propeller.
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Reference: Air Force News 125, (May 2011): 4-5
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