By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Friday it would retire its fleet of Taipan helicopters earlier than expected after a crash off its ...
By Renju Jose SYDNEY - Australia said on Friday it would retire its fleet of Taipan helicopters earlier than expected after a crash off its east coast in July during a joint militaryNS child killer Penny Boudreau and the path to eventual release | SaltWireSYDNEY - Australia said on Friday it would retire its fleet of Taipan helicopters earlier than expected after a crash off its east coast in July during a joint military exercise with the United States that killed four Australian aircrew.
"The first of the 40 Black Hawks that will replace the MRH-90 have arrived and are already flying in Australia. We are focused on seeing their introduction to service as quickly as possible," Marles said in a statement. Black Hawks were set to replace the Australian army's fleet of Taipan helicopters, which have been plagued for years by maintenance issues. Australia had deployed 47 of them since their induction, Marles said.Airbus and Leonardo did not respond immediately to requests to comment.
Australia had grounded its Taipan fleet after the July crash into the ocean off the coast of Queensland state and said the helicopters would not fly again until the findings from a detailed investigation were published.
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