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Australia: military helicopter crashes

Ministry of Defense: "No hope of locating survivors"

The Australian Ministry of Defense announced that there is no longer any hope of locating the survivors who were on board an MRH-90 Taipan military helicopter (version designed for the Australian army by the European manufacturer NHIndustries NH-90) crashed last Friday during a military exercise in waters off Queensland. The cause of the accident is unknown and is currently being investigated by the...

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Canberra, Australia, 07/31/2023 14:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

DefenseAustralia: controversy over military helicopters divestiture

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DefenseAustralia: NH-90 helicopters definitively grounded

Advance by one year due to recent fatal accident

The Government of Australia has announced that the Australian Defense Force's entire fleet of NHIndustries MRH-90 "Taipan" multi-role military helicopters have been taken out of service. The reason for... more

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