Editing Kaman SH-2 Seasprite (section)

===New Zealand===

The [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] (RNZN) replaced its [[Westland Wasp]]s with an initial batch of four<ref>{{cite web |title=RNZN Kaman SH-2F Seasprite and SH-2G & Sh-2G(I) Super Seasprite |url=http://www.adf-serials.com/nz-serials/nzseasprite.htm|work=New Zealand military Aircraft Serials |access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> interim SH-2F Seasprites (formerly operated by the U.S. Navy), operated and maintained by a mix of Navy and Air Force personnel known as [[No. 3 Squadron RNZAF]] Naval Support Flight, to operate with [[Anzac-class frigate|ANZAC class frigates]] until the fleet of five new [[Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite|SH-2G(NZ) Super Seasprite]]s were delivered. In October 2005, the Navy air element was transferred to [[No. 6 Squadron RNZAF]] at [[RNZAF Base Auckland]] in Whenuapai. RNZN Seasprites have seen service in [[East Timor]]. 10 of the 11 SH-2G(A)s rejected by the [[Royal Australian Navy]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Defence Business: Seasprite – what went wrong? |url=http://www.australiandefence.com.au/5FB79830-F807-11DD-8DFE0050568C22C9 |website=australiandefence.com.au |date=19 April 2013 |access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref> were purchased in 2014 to replace the five RNZN SH-2G(NZ) Seasprites that had required either a MLU (Mid Life Upgrade) or replacement due to corrosion issues, maintenance problems and obsolescence.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-zealand-struggles-with-seasprite-sustainment-361091/ | title=New Zealand struggles with Seasprite sustainment| date=2011-08-22}}</ref> Kaman modified the ex-Australian aircraft and renamed them SH-2G(I), with the last one being delivered to New Zealand in early 2016. Eight of the aircraft are flying with the ninth and tenth aircraft being attritional aircraft used for spares etc. The 11th aircraft is held by Kaman as a prototype and test aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.navy.mil.nz/mtf/fsac/naval-helicopter-replacement.htm |title = RNZN - Naval Helicopter Replacement}}</ref> The five SH-2G(NZ) have been sold to Peru.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2014/12/nz-sells-soon-to-be-retired-seasprites-to-peru/ |title = NZ sells soon-to-be retired Seasprites to Peru|date = 2014-12-22}}</ref> A SH-2F (ex-RNZN, NZ3442) is preserved in the [[Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum]], donated to the museum by Kaman Aircraft Corporation after an accident while in service with the RNZN.

RNAF uses the [[FN MAG|FN Mag 58]] machine gun firing [[7.62×51mm NATO|7.62 mm]], and it was fielded by 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SH-2G Super Seasprite Anti-Submarine Helicopter |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/sh2g-super-seasprite/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Naval Technology |language=en-US}}</ref>