HMNZS Te Mana (F111) arrived off the Australian coast on July 24th ahead of exercises that will include the first firing of the ship’s new Sea Ceptor missile system. In 2022 Te Mana returned home to Aotearoa New Zealand after completing a lengthy upgrade in Canada. The deployment to Australia forms the final link in a lengthy chain that will result in the ship being re certified for combat operations, Naval News reports.
