“At this critical stage, our focus is on responding to the incident and ensuring the safety of those involved,” the MoD said in a statement, adding that Australian soldiers were “not involved”. The Northern Territory Emergency Services reported an “air crash” on Melville Island, some 60 kilometers north of mainland Australia, on Sunday morning.
Security questioned
The Osprey was taking part in the Predators Run exercises, a series of military maneuvers organized jointly by the American and Australian military. In recent years, the US military presence in northern Australia has grown as both powers seek to thwart China’s growing influence in the Asia Pacific region. The Osprey aircraft, resulting from an American cooperation between the aircraft manufacturer Boeing and the helicopter specialist Bell, have two engines at the end of the wings, which pivot to switch to helicopter mode to take off, or to airplane mode to fly faster. .
2023-08-27 06:28:52
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