Articles Navy LADS Dash 8 deploys to New Zealand By ANI - December 4, 2016 0 352 The Royal Australian Navy’s only fixed-wing aircraft, its contractor-operated Dash 8 Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) platform is due to arrive in New Zealand (December 2016) to survey part of the earthquake-hit South Island’s coastline.Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)