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It crashed again after last March… “All-out efforts to search for the crew”
Australian Taipan Helicopter
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(Jakarta = Yonhap News) Park Eui-rae Correspondent = Four people are missing after a helicopter crashed while training in the large-scale multinational joint exercise ‘Talisman Saber’ being jointly organized by the United States and Australia in the northeastern part of Australia.
According to Australian ABC broadcasting on the 29th, an MRH90 helicopter belonging to the Australian Army, called Taipan, crashed during training on the Queensland coast near Hamilton Island at 10:30 pm the previous day. The accident killed four crew members aboard the helicopter.
When the accident occurred, the Australian military, as well as the US military participating in the drill, the Queensland State Police, and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority launched a joint search operation to find the missing crew members, which continues to this day.
Australian Defense Force (ADF) Chief of Staff Angus Campbell said it was a “terrible accident” and “all focus is on finding the crew.”
Defense Minister Richard Marles also said, “Defense training, which is essential to our defense capability, always carries risks such as safety accidents.”
In relation to this accident, ABC reported that the Taipan helicopter crashed again, and although the cause of the accident was not clearly identified, the controversy over the Taipan was bound to rise again.
The Taipan is one of the Australian Army’s flagship combat helicopters, but has repeatedly suffered maintenance problems in recent years.
In particular, in March, a Taipan helicopter crashed into the sea during an anti-terrorism exercise, and 10 Australian soldiers aboard the helicopter were rescued from the southern coast.
Because of this, Australia spent 2.8 billion Australian dollars (about 2.4 trillion won) on American products.
UH-60M Black Hawk
It was decided to replace it early with .
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