Editor's Foreword

422 THE MILITARY BALANCE 2010
Air Force 2,595
3 air bases – Whenuapai, Ohakea and Woodbourne
Flying hours 190
FORCES BY ROLE
MR 1 sqn with 6 P-3K Orion (being progressively
upgraded)
Tpt 1 sqn with 2 B-757-200 (upgraded); 5 C-130H
Hercules (being progressively upgraded)
Hel 1 sqn with 14 UH-1H Iroquois (to be replaced by 8
NH90 in 2010/11)
ASuW/ 1 sqn RNZAF/RNZN sqn with 5 SH-2G(NZ) Super
ASW Seasprite
Trg Fg Trg Wg with 13 Airtrainer CT-4E (leased); 5
Beech 200 King Air (leased, to be replaced); 5 Bell
47G trg hel (to be replaced by 5 twin-turbine A109
trg/light utl aircraft 2010/11)
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
AIRCRAFT 6 combat capable
MP 6 P-3K Orion*
TPT 7: 2 B-757-200 (upgraded); 5 C-130H Hercules (being
upgraded)
TRG 13 CT-4E (leased); 5 Beech 200 King Air (leased, to
be replaced)
HELICOPTERS
UTL 14 UH-1H Iroquois (to be replaced by 8 NH90 in
2010/11)
ASW 5 SH-2G(NZ)
TRG 5 Bell 47G (to be replaced by 5 twin-turbine A109 T/
LUH aircraft 2010/11))
MSL • ASM AGM-65B Maverick/AGM-65G Maverick
DEPLOYMENT
AFGHANISTAN
NATO • ISAF 300
UN • UNAMA 1 obs
EGYPT
MFO 26 1 trg unit; 1 tpt unit
IRAQ
UN • UNAMI 1 obs
LEBANON
UN • UNIFIL 1
MIDDLE EAST
UN • UNTSO 7 obs
SOLOMON ISLANDS
RAMSI 44; 1 inf pl
SUDAN
UN • UNMIS 1; 1 obs
TIMOR LESTE
ISF (Operation Astute) 155; 1 inf coy
UN • UNMIT 1 obs
Papua New Guinea PNG
Papua New Guinea
Kina K
2008 2009 2010
GDP K 16.9bn
US$ 6.3bn
per capita US$ 1,076
Growth % 7.0 3.9
In�ation % 10.7 8.2
Def bdgt K 95m 133m
US$ 35m 50m
US$1=K 2.70 2.64
Population 5,940,775
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 19% 5% 5% 5% 16% 2%
Female 19% 5% 4% 4% 15% 2%
Capabilities
ACTIVE 3,100 (Army 2,500 Air 200 Maritime
Element 400)
ORGANISATIONS BY SERVICE
Army ε2,500
FORCES BY ROLE
Inf 2 bn
Engr 1 bn
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
ARTY • MOR 3+: 81mm; 120mm 3
Maritime Element ε400
FORCES BY ROLE
Navy 1 HQ located at Port Moresby
Maritime some sqn located at Lombrun (Manus Island)
with Patrol and Coastal Combatants
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 4:
PCC 4 Pacific
AMPHIBIOUS 2:
LSM 2 Salamaua
CRAFT 6: 4 (civil manned); 2
FACILITIES
Bases Located at Alotau (forward), Kieta (forward),
Lombrun (Manus Island), Port Moresby
Air Force 200
FORCES BY ROLE
Tpt 1 sqn with 1 CASA 212 Aviocar; 2 CN-235; 3 IAI-
201 Arava
Hel sqn with 4 UH-1H Iroquois†
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
AIRCRAFT • TPT 6: 1 CASA 212 Aviocar; 2 CN-235; 3 IAI-
201 Arava
HELICOPTERS • UTL 4 UH-1H Iroquois†