Leased from
Raytheon Australia initially in a four year contract of 1500 hours per year in service with the RAN 723 Squadron at Nowra, replacing the AgustaWestland
AW109E in advanced training duties. Were phased out in 2019 been replaced by the
HATS EC135 A training hours contract was let with Raytheon Australia in Sep 2011. This provided 3 Bell 429 Globalranger to 723 Squadron from Jun 2012. A 4th example was introduced in Aug 2015. The 4 were retired at Nowra on 18 Apr 2019.
Three of the helicopters ended up with the
New Zealand Police
| C/N | Mod | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org |
|---|
| 57047 | | 2011 | N49-047 RAN /047 Jun12-2018
|  C-GLCV: Bell Canada May/Nov , test serial C-GFNO
 N455KB: Bell Nov11-Mar12
 VH-NPP: Raytheon Australia Mar/May 2012
VH-IWR: Raytheon Australia Mar/Apr 2019
 ZK-IPB: Advanced Flight Ltd at Onehunga, Auckland from Apr19
ZK-IPB: NZ Police from Jul19, op by Advanced Flight Ltd;
/Poli...
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| 57048 | | 2011 | N49-048 RAN /048 from Jun12, 723 Sqn
| C-GLFX: Bell Canada Jun/Dec
N455MB: Bell Dec11-Mar12
VH-NPQ: Raytheon Australia Mar/May 2012;
pictured (pic1)
VH-IWS: Raytheon Australia Jan/Mar 2019
ZK-IPC: Advanced Flight Ltd at Onehunga, Auckland from Mar19
ZK-IPC: NZ Police from Jul19, op by Advanced Flight Ltd;
/Polic...
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| 57049 | | 2011 | N49-049 RAN /49 from Jun12, pictured
| C-GLIK: Bell Canada Jun/Dec , test serial C-FOFG
N455NB: Bell Dec11-Mar12
VH-NPR: Raytreon Australia Mar/May 2012
VH-IWT: Raytheon Australia Jan/Mar 2019
ZK-IPJ: Advanced Flight Ltd at Onehunga, Auckland from May19
ZK-IPJ: NZ Police from Jul19, op by Advanced Flight Ltd;
/Polic...
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| 57218 | | 2015 | N49-218 RAN /50 Jul16
| C-FDOW: Bell Canada May14-Apr15
N542PB: Bell Apr/Jul 2015
VH-POJ: Raytheon Australia Jul15-2016
VH-IWV: Raytheon Australia at Yerriyong, NSW from May19
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