Australia ditches entire fleet of EU's Taipan helicopters after history of embarrassing flaws

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🚁 Australia has 47 Taipan helicopters that were designed by Airbus and were supposed to last until 2037 but have been plagued with groundings

Australia's military said Friday it plans to ditch its fleet of European-designed Taipan helicopters and instead buy US Black Hawks and Seahawks because the American machines are more reliable.

 

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