The Royal Australian Air Force will display its new F-35A Lightning II fighter jet at next Easter's Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow.
It will be the first display of the F-35A in New Zealand by the RAAF, which is spending $17 billion upgrading its joint strike fighter fleet.
According to the RAAF website, the first of 72 F-35A aircraft arrived in Australia in December 2018 and the first F-35A squadron, No3 Squadron, became operational this year.
The fleet now has 33 F-35A jet aircraft and all 72 fighters should be fully operational by 2023.