Royal New Zealand Air Force

Total Air Force personnel by employment status

Regular Force	2,477	87.5%
Reserve Force	354	12.5%
Total	2,831

Air Force gender breakdown

Male	1,945	78.5%
Female	532	21.5%

 Force Elements (based at Whenuapai)

Naval Helicopter Forces

• Eight SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite

Maritime patrol forces

• Six P-3K2 Orion to be replaced with 4 x P-8A Poseidon (to be based at Ohakea)

Fixed Wing Transport Forces

• Five C-130H(NZ) Hercules to be replaced with five C-130J Hercules

• Two Boeing 757-200

Force Elements (based at Ohakea)

Rotary Wing Transport Forces

• Eight NH90 Medium Utility Helicopters

• Five A109 Training / Light Utility Helicopter

Training Aircraft

• Four King Air B350

• Eleven Beechcraft T-6C Texan II