In 2025, the New Zealand frigate HMNZS Te Kaha will deploy to the Arabian Sea as part of Combined Task Force 150, the multi-national maritime task force working to prevent criminal and terrorist organisations moving people, weapons and drugs by sea.
The deployment, the first since 2015, required a substantial work-up from the ship’s company this year, which included a gunnery week and exercises on the east coast of Australia. Part of its preparation was the successful firing of a Sea Ceptor missile, proving the ship’s ability to defend itself and other ships using missiles.
Source: RNZN
