Day: March 28, 2023

An Australian Army Taipan helicopter made a dramatic emergency landing into the sea at Jervis Bay on Wednesday night during a counterterrorism exercise. All ten personnel on board, including special forces soldiers, escaped with no serious injuries. Eyewitnesses reported seeing sparks at the top of the rotor blades and an explosion before the Airbus-manufactured helicopter came down just after 9 pm. The incident has prompted a renewed focus on Australia’s troubled history with its European designed MRH-90 fleet.

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UpMedia in Taiwan reports that Taipei was given the green light last year to purchase the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB). However, Washington told Taipei that the current policy was to prioritize the delivery of this weapon to Ukraine and that production has just started. Thus, Taiwan will only be able to receive the GLSDB three years later.

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