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| Penguin anti-ship missile firing from a Sea Hawk helicopter (Image: Wiki Commons) |
by Geoff Ziezulewicz
The U.S. and New Zealand are planning to show off missile systems during the massive Rim of the Pacific war game event that starts Thursday.
New Zealand's sea service plans to test launch a Penguin anti-ship missile from the Defense Force's new Seasprite helicopter, the New Zealand news site Newshub reports.
That helicopter deploys from the frigate Te Kaha. The Te Kaha is one of 45 ships and five submarines involved in the biennial RIMPAC exercise.
The Penguin is a helicopter-launched anti-ship missile originally developed by Norway, and further developed for use on LAMPS II helicopters and NATO allies.
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