유도탄 뉴질랜드, AGM-119 펭귄 대함미사일 첫 발사

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뉴질랜드가 2013년 SH-2G 슈퍼 시 스프라이트 대잠헬기에 장착할 AGM-119 펭귄 대함미사일을 도입한 후 10여년 만에 시험발사를 했네요. CTF150에 파견된 HMNZS 테 카하함 소속 6비행대대 소속의 SH-2G(I)에서 발사를 실시했습니다.

테 카하급을 근대화 개량하면서 대함미사일을 빼버려서 함재헬기에 장착하는 펭귄이 대함공격 능력의 전부라고 하네요. 

New Zealand Fires Penguin Missile for the First Time - Naval News

New Zealand Fires Penguin Missile for the First Time

• Published on 18/02/2025
• By Ben Felton
• In News

An AGM-119 Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7 prepares to drop from a No. 6 Squadron SH-2G(I). (Royal New Zealand Navy)

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has fired one of its AGM-119 Penguin anti-ship missiles for the first time since acquiring the weapons more than a decade ago. 

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A No. 6 Squadron SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter fired the Penguin missile as part of workups for HMNZS Te Kaha (F77)’s deployment to the Arabian Gulf to participate in Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150). The Seasprite-Penguin combination represents the entire surface strike capability of the RNZN’s two Anzac class frigates as, unlike the Royal Australian Navy, the RNZN has opted not to outfit its frigates with organic anti-ship missiles. 

The helicopter, one of only five operational airframes in the RNZAF fleet, will perform Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Force Protection functions while deployed with Te Kaha in the Gulf. 

The RNZAF’s fleet of Super Seasprites is scheduled to be replaced by new maritime combat helicopters following their planned withdrawal from service in 2028. Competitors include the NH-90 NATO Frigate Helicopter, the AW159 Wildcat, the MH-60 Romeo and a modified version of Bell’s 412EP utility helicopter. 

New Zealand ordered an undisclosed number of AGM-119 Mk 2 Mod 7 missiles from Kongsberg in 2013 to replace decades-old AGM-65 Maverick missiles in the anti-ship role. While deliveries presumably occurred in the years following the announcement, the recent firing is the first time that the RNZAF has fired one of its AGM-119 Penguin missiles. 

Indeed, the delay between acquiring the Penguin missiles and firing them necessitated completing a re-motoring program. The re-motoring program was originally scheduled to conclude with a live firing in the first quarter of 2024, however, that obviously did not occur. 

A Royal New Zealand Navy Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of HMAS Anzac. (Commonwealth of Australia)

The inaugural firing of a Penguin follows a similar event at the end of 2023 when HMNZS Te Mana (F111) fired two Sea Ceptor missiles in the East Australian Exercise Area. That was the first time since 2012 that the RNZN had fired any air-defence missile. The last time an air-to-surface missile was fired appears to have been in 2008 when a now-retired SH-2G(NZ) fired two AGM-65 Mavericks.  

Both Sea Ceptor and Penguin will play critical roles in protecting HMNZS Te Kaha during its six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf and CTF150.

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사들이고 10년 넘게 쏴보지도 않았다니... ㄷㄷㄷ

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